Originally Posted by
Excargodog
1. What’s the parts, maintenance, and training commonality between the 319 and the rest of the 320 series?
2. What’s the parts, maintenance, and training commonality between the A220 and the BULK of the JetBlue fleet which IS A320s, and will be even moreso 320 series if/when they complete the acquisition of NK?
3. And, as I said, the 319NEO orders are convertible to 320NEOs easily enough at this stage.
Arguments like yours are why management believes pilots know nothing about running an airline.
I will just add that JB already has an A220-300 program up and running. That horse is already out of the barn. The A220-300 does have better economics than an A319NEO, and there may be many routes that don't need the capacity of an A320NEO.
But I also think you fail to look just a little further into the future, with the inevitable launch of the A220-500, which will have been economics than the A320NEO with similar capacity. With a future fleet of 600+ aircraft, they can have two fleet types if they want, and probably works out better for some/much of the pilot group to spread out seniority a little bit.