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Old 02-01-2021 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by tennisguru
That tweet also shows that JetBlue dumped 6 A321's. I seriously doubt that is meant to show permanent retirements, but instead probably a temporary operational reduction due the normal post Christmas lull. The AE that closed today is supposed to add 70 717Bs, so it's not like the category is shrinking.
They are adding FOs to backstop the bleeding that will occur from that position when the May AE drops. Similar to how nearly all NYC narrow bodies had a significant amount of positions added

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