Originally Posted by
fanaticalflyer
Not sure where you are getting your info from. First of all the 321LRs aren't getting here for a few more years (2028) and when they do, they will only be concentrated out of EWR first, then the other east coast bases like IAD then ORD to replace old 757s for transatlantic flights.
The NEOs are still being planned out, but those would be transcon/HI. Right now, LAX 757 does very little HI flying, so no impact there. The 757 will shift a lot more to hub to hub flying which has already begun. The 757 fleet will be here until 2030 minimum. Only the really old ones will go. LAX and SFO 757 bases are going nowhere for a long time.
I’m sorry but I think you’ve mistaken the 321LR (NEO) for the 321XLR (with the aux fuel tank). The XLR is indeed not coming for several years. The first UAL 321LR will leave the paint shop… correction, left the paint shop last week.
https://twitter.com/tobias_gudat/sta...Uxp58EzlVyznXQ I imagine it will be delivered this fall, and it is extremely well suited for transcons/HI. Starting the LRs out domestically would allow the closure of smaller/non-global 756 bases sooner, which saves more $$$ than keeping all 756 bases open. Sure, it may not play out that way… but they were awfully quick to close LAX and SFO 756 during the pandemic while keeping EWR open. I’m sure 757s will still be here through 2030 or longer, but EWR will be a 756 base well past when LAX and SFO close. I think well past IAH, DEN, and IAD too, but am not willing to put time into any educated guesses as to how that will play out.