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Really interested in UAL’s position on Max 7. The way the mega order was done a few years back it allows for a lot of mixing and matching between 7/8/9/10. When you look at some of the -700NG only flying, Key West out of 4 hubs, some deep Caribbean out of EWR, high altitude Rockies ski destinations, it seems like a necessity, especially since the A319 fleet doesn’t appear to be getting a replacement and is getting older by the minute, I’m guessing we’ll see it. That said, with 250+ A321’s descending upon UAL over the next 7-8 years, I’d say the Max 10 wont happen though.
Im also curious what the -700 plan is. Those planes seem pretty old, and if we’re gonna keep flying to shorter destinations like Key West I’m not sure if the -800 short field package can operate out of there. Or maybe the plan is to just down gauge to a 175?
I would bet we get 321’s and Max 10’s though. Kirby seems to be big on fleet diversification and I’m sure we got the Max 10’s dirt cheap. Plus that would free up more 321’s to cover for the 75 routes when they’re gone.