Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Bus is unequivocally a better airplane from a pilot perspective, and for pax comfort (it's a couple inches wider). Anybody who says otherwise has never flown both planes. Don't believe me, go ask over in the legacy forums... bus almost always goes senior compared to the guppy
But bus also costs twice as much as to acquire (NEO vs MAX), at least in the case of AS with whatever SEA frat boy discount they get. So bean counters are gonna count...
I can't blame them, once I found out what the things actually cost.
https://youtu.be/2D3HWoICdRk
I have flown both, and I am typed in both. The Airbus is a better airplane all around. Now acquisition cost is another animal. I can't fault Alaska for going with the 737 MAX as they get them at an almost two-for-one price. Of course, AS is gonna go the 737 route, nobody would fault the company for that. But for anyone to say the 737 is a better airplane in ANY way, is lying to themselves and being silly.