Thread: A319 Retrofits
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Old 02-01-2026 | 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by DVNO
Break it down for me.
It’s a much heavier aircraft and with the neo engines has a lot of excess performance that isn’t being utilized on low passenger count short haul routes. It’s a fine aircraft but it’s just a product of airline economics of the 90s and early 2000s. The 319 is much more suited for short runway high altitude airports. The A220 is much more economical in the day to day operations.
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