Originally Posted by
FreqFlyer
https://simpleflying.com/hawaiian-ai...aska-airlines/
According to this article you shouldn’t be too worried, E175 isn’t even on the table…
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The Boeing 717 could potentially be replaced by the Boeing 737 MAX 7, Airbus A220-300, or Embraer E195-E2, with the latter being favored due to its commonality with Alaska Air Group's existing fleet.”
Not sure who favors the 195 but I don’t think it’s Alaska. Within the last year they dismissed the potential of the 195 and indicated that with it having different engines they do not look at it as common with the 175.
In the investor slides they put out yesterday the only plane mentioned as a possible replacement for the 717 was that 737.
https://alaskaairgroupinc.gcs-web.co...K-bw0Rbwmk5hwc
It would be silly to have a fleet type doing high cycle inter island flying that you couldn’t swap out for some longer legs throughout the rest of the network to keep certain maintenance and lifecycle items from coming due earlier than you would with just inter island flying. Also being able to mix and match with the same fleet that is flying to the west coast everyday provides a lot of flexibility.