Originally Posted by
FriendlyPilot
Also AA management has already said that of the 300 orders about 230 of them are replacing older planes. All of which will have to be financed or leased, making it harder for them to dig out of their debt hole and another reason they aren't buying Spirit in whole.
Are you referring to American’s order announcement on 5/24 for 321/737 replacements starting in the mid 2030’s?
Their current order book has +100 deliveries in the next 3 years alone—pure growth. AA management has said they don’t plan on retiring any A/C now through 2030. It was also recently announced they have options for another 30 787’s that could be delivered before 2030 if they decide to exercise those options.