Originally Posted by
Halon1211
Why can’t you have both the “A”220 and A319 neo?
I mean look at all the legacy airlines they have both 737 and A320 variants. And we are getting larger to where we want to hang with the big boys and their size as well.
Almost nobody is buying 319NEOs. Delta, who has 319s, isn’t ordering any. They aren’t even ordering 320NEOs. For reference, there are 85 total orders for 319NEOs. 31 of those are about to get axed. There are about 700 A220-300 orders. After spirits 31 are converted to 321NEOs, it’ll be a much greater than 10:1 223:319N ratio. The 319N economics just aren’t there. For an airline that has both types, 220-300 will win every time. Basically the same capacity and capability for significantly less weight, fuel, and thus lower trip and operating cost. And when the 220-500 comes out, expect jetblue to take those over 320NEOs for the same capacity.