Originally Posted by
Ripinpeace
The fleet is expected to grow in 2026 - getting a solid bump of A220’s for 26’ in fact. Of course, if the 7M10 gets and/or the A321 seats get certified logic points towards hiring going crazy.
A hefty 787 or top off 350/330 order expected EOY + 20 35K’s & another 20 options to be considered going into late 26’ will affect things too.
My understanding is
-A35Ks are delayed until 2027, and some will replace 767s, so not all growth
-73m10 delayed UFN, still not certified, 73n pilots have not seen even started max training, which needs to be done by everyone before Entry to service
-we will get some 321Ns, those will replace some 757s and 320s as they have been.
-I was told recently the 321 lie flats will need to get a new seats as the current ones are not certifiable. I think we raided the engines from those planes due to P&W issues.
- aren’t the 220s still significantly delayed? will we get more than a dozen in 2026?
- a WB “top off” order would just be replacing the 60 or so 767s we have, moving existing pilots to a new plane and simplifying the fleet. No real growth.
seems like 500-750 new pilots would be in the ballpark.