Originally Posted by
Excargodog
I’m not responsible for the business dealings of Delta or Jet Blue. A319s have about 95% parts commonality with 320s. Delta has some of the oldest 319s and 320s flying, but they have 100 321s on order so it’s unlikely they will be getting out of the 320 family business. Same for JetBlue. What sort of a deal they got to go with A220s I have no idea. Apparently they either didn’t want to upfront the greater list price for the 319 or it just fit their planned routes better. It clearly is a cheaper aircraft than the 319NEO.
Like retail prices in a lot of countries, you pay what you haggle to. Interesting what the list prices are. Not sure they are relevant to the fact that Delta and JetBlue ordered the A220. Lots of things go into the mix besides list price.
To put it in perspective, A319 has 75 orders. A320 has about 4,000 orders, A321 has nearly 2,000 orders.
The A220 has nearly 500 orders. More than 20 airlines have orders outstanding.