Originally Posted by
bailee atr
I spoke to PB today and he says that the options are on hold to see if APA gives in on the 76 seat scope and use the financing for those planes rather than the 22 CRJs. If not or negotiations take too long they will settle for the CRJs.... No given timeframe.
I'm sure PB would rather expend this capital on mixed-class 76-seaters then single class 70-seaters, but additional larger RJ's are certainly coming to this "sinking ship" one way or the other.
The big tuna's in the inner circle of upper AMR are playing their cards very tight scope-wise and PB is most likely not on the "need to know" timeline and strategy wise. Even if he was, he'd not divulge any knowledge he has of either. The fact that these options are on "hold" should say something though, as well as the fact that our little sinking ship isn't foundering anywhere near like some hope it does.
Continue on with confidence, my shipmates and listen not to drunken scurvy dogs of other ships.