Originally Posted by Excargodog;[url=tel:4022290
4022290[/url]]Yeah but…
in the time it takes to get the remaining 136 aircraft AND the 767s and 777s get parked (and who knows how long that will be) United will ALSO still be retiring ~55 pilots a month. That alone is some non trivial movement.
I can’t see any of those getting parked, or even the newer LCAL 757’s. Still a lot of life left in those birds (especially the LCAL 777’s), and a paid off airplane can be wildly profitable even if its hourly operating cost is higher than the latest and greatest. Just look at Delta, it’s almost their identity . Look how long they held on to their MD-80’s.