Powderkeg

False. The lighter airframe with the more fuel efficient engines carries a cost advantage regardless of the payload.

Need a real job

He really doesn’t grasp the whole concept of “fuel efficient” engines. You might wanna stop wasting your time at that point and let him continue being retarded.

Need a real job

I really hope all our planes sitting in the desert are topped off with fuel. This oil issue will disappear just as fast as it appeared.

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I was explained in detail that F9 would be almost entirely recession-proof, due to the low-cost nature of their tickets.

i think this is a littles flawed, because in a recession, it’s not that people are only trying to pay less for tickets, it is that less people are flying for non-business reasons.

business flying would continue on mainline-while LCCs would have issues filling seats at a reasonable rate. This may lead to a shift in strategy by LCCs to offer a more business-oriented product in addition to seats in the back.

regardless, I think F9 will survive through this slowdown with the right agility. I believe although, the 24mo total average load factor starting from March 2020 will be 75% than the previous 24, which will definately
require systematic down-scaling of operations and capacity reduction.

but that’s my .02

Trowserchilli

Frontier will have no issue surviving. All the “experts” say the same thing about Spirit. Frontier has a lower CASM and the owners have deeper pockets.

Whizz Air one of Indigos other ventures and the same business model as Frontiers has enough cash to last 18 months with zero revenue.

18 months Indigo was in negotiations to buy Virgin. Don’t be surprised if it still happens.