Originally Posted by
RockyBoy
Yep. A complete re-design of the 737 will take more than 10 years. About the best thing they can do is re-open the 757 line and hang GTF's on that airframe. Making the A320 15% more efficient makes it a viable transcon airframe and would allow us to have an all Airbus domestic fleet. That could save us alot of money vs. having a domestic fleet of 5 different types.
Well Airbus has a transcon capable 321 coming next year....
With the GTF the A321neo will do a Westbound transcon well...with 2 alternates in the winter.
We better fix our A320 rates before the non ETOPS 757s are replaced with 321neo
Cheers
George