Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
Someone else had a solid theory that we’d see JFK 190 closed on the 2024 System Bid in the same way they closed MCO 190 (except adding lots of JFK 220 vacancies). Then we’d see BOS 190 base closure and ultimate retirement of the fleet on the 2025 System Bid.
The 190s aren’t going away as fast as we all think they are. The 220 has engine problems and because of that engines are hard to come by. I was just reading an article that some small carriers who only operate a few of them as that’s all they have for a fleet are grounded. They don’t have engines to replace because there aren’t any. The PW1500 is the only option for that airplane so that whole program lives or dies on PW. If I were Airbus I’d be figuring out a way to maybe get a version of the CFM leap on that plane