Originally Posted by
MinRest
Tell us you know nothing about airlines getting bought and route structures getting gutted without telling us you know nothing about airlines being bought and route structures getting gutted.
AS can absolutely adopt a similar model to SWA with regard to mainland aircraft flying in, and flying between the islands before it is sent back to the mainland.
If anyone thinks some shiny new airplane is going to do the island flying over a 737, I have some beachfront property in Iowa to sell you.
You missed my point entirely, and the long storied history of interisland flying since the dawn of the jet age.
It would be a colossal failure to use a NEO or MAX to fully replace 717 flying, and you can’t keep the frequency required using the SWA model.
Go listen to your CEO’s one requirement for the 717 replacement aircraft at the JP Morgan event last week.
Yes, I agree it will VERY likely be a 737 variant that replaces the 717 but I will shocked if it’s a MAX anything. My money is also on low cycle Ng 700’s or 800’s.