Originally Posted by ShyGuy (Post 2690565)

I've heard this numerous times from many pilots. Is this really true? Or just a rumor? How would we even know if a lease was renewed on an A319?

Originally Posted by Beta82 (Post 2690419)

I wouldn’t be so sure about this. I don’t think they have any time frame on when to get rid of the Airbus. They just renewed the 319 leases as an example. They will get rid of them when there is a recession or some sort of downturn and they can’t fill airplanes assuming the leases are set to expire. I think they enjoy the flexibility of having the option to keep them or dump them when the leases are up depending on what the economy is doing or how well the competition is destroying us.

Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 2690391)

"Proudly Slightly Majority Boeing"

Originally Posted by Ispeakjive (Post 2690588)

Proudly Mostly SkyWest

Originally Posted by Carlsbad (Post 2690826)

Those 319 leases are valuable. We want/need more 319s, but Airbus wants the assembly lines cranking out mostly 321s, so they’re hard to get negotiated/delivered. We were set to get a bunch of 319s from Frontier, but the deal fell through, I don’t know why. American is still looking though.

Originally Posted by Name User (Post 2690868)

AA got some Frontier 319's. I think around 10.

Originally Posted by O2pilot (Post 2690577)

This is what Alaska will do.

1) Park all the Airbusses and replace them with Boeing.
2) Overpay (again) for another airline that is a 100% Airbus airline.
3) Park all those Airbusses and replace them with Boeing.

Originally Posted by Carlsbad (Post 2690942)

First it was 8 airplanes, then 10, then last month 3, but........... heard a couple weeks ago it fell through.

Originally Posted by Carlsbad (Post 2690826)

Those 319 leases are valuable. We want/need more 319s, but Airbus wants the assembly lines cranking out mostly 321s, so they’re hard to get negotiated/delivered. We were set to get a bunch of 319s from Frontier, but the deal fell through, I don’t know why. American is still looking though.