Originally Posted by
joepilot50
A220-300 would not be a good replacement for the A320. It would be an A319 replacement. The much rumored A220-500 would be the A320 equivalent.
I maintain the 350 is the best long term move management can make as it provides a replacement for our entire 777 fleet down the road if they don't have the stomach for the 777-9. 350 can replace the 200 and 300's. But current management will likely just go with the 787-10 and orphan the 300's to their doom.
I agree with the A220, assuming that Pratt can fix the engine. Barring that, and knowing how much AA likes same types, I could see a 737-7 order if it’s ever approved and Boeing trips all over itself to offer a deal. Doesn’t seem like Airbus cares to go there with the 319 Neo given they can sell all the 321s they can make.
I think the 787-10 is a far more logical successor to the 777-200, assuming AA can stomach sacrificing the ~900-1000 mi in range, and the 777-300s are so much younger I doubt they’d consider the 350 from a long-term fleet planning standpoint. That would require a “next 100 years” kind of forward thinking.