Originally Posted by
dudeskibro
If any of you don't have access to Spiritboard...
A little bit of juice flowing over there recently. A poster is familiar with "new" A320s that are coming. Apparantly they are older and may have various configurations...different FMGC...and possibly with CFM-56 engines. He said SM replaced AP because of his great A320 experience...especially in Latin America...and that SM convinced upper management he could set up the differences training by a certain deadline to get these A320s on the line.
My optimistic side thinks all this is way too detailed and specific just to be a rumor. Has anyone else heard any rumors like this?
There's also some rumors floating around that some aircraft are already in the hangers in DTW...anyone heard that either?
I agree....too much detail for this to be just a rumor. I was told by a senior check airmen that we were getting 20 A320's, older than most, that will have significant differences but nothing that cant be trained for. He told me the plan was ten aircraft this winter and ten towards the end of the year. Its kinda frustrating but the only thing we can do now is sit back and wait......if its indeed true then we will know sooner rather than later.
Remember, management has always been interested in growing this place, just at the right cost. Fuel is now $40/bbl and airplanes are a dime a dozen.....sounds like a good time to me!!