Originally Posted by
FangsF15
you do realize 2035 is 10 years away, right?
The 319’s are barely 20 years old. Even without the upgrades of CPDLC, Wx Radar, Screens, FMS, etc, they will be around for the foreseeable future.
The 75, OTOH…. Its days are much more numbered.
The 75 is going to wind down, but for a chunk, there is no replacement now or in development. Sure, a 32N or M10 can carry as many people as a 752 more economically. But neither can take a full load of pax AND a full load of cargo. So, on routes where there's money in cargo, but doesn't support a WB, there's no other choice. And then there's the 753, which is the Highlander of airplanes. It'll outlast the CFM56 here...every 739, every 321ceo will be parked before the 753. It's a slave ship, but its CASM is unmatched prior to LEAP/PW1000 engines.