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Old 08-20-2022 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by David Puddy
If this merger happens, I wonder what will happen to the A319NEO order? Maybe it’s time to order another 100 A220s….
Once again, the advantages of parts commonality might well trump whatever advantages would occur with the A220 aircraft, but then it also depends on what the plan is. NK has been largely point to point ULCC. Bigger might be better under the merger, and it would be fairly easy to convert 319NEO orders to 320 or even 321NEO orders at this stage. Clearly, one of the reasons B6 wanted to purchase NK was for their order book. The B6 320s are starting to be a little long in the tooth and mostly CEOs. Getting to jump the line on new 320 family NEOs would be a big help, even if they ultimately bought more 220s as well.




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