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06-16-2021 | 05:38 PM
#221
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Fair enough. I’m picking up what you’re laying down.
06-16-2021 | 05:51 PM
#222
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He can’t make any statement. He would not find favor with his boss if he spilled the beans before a official announcement. The question was are we ordering 787’s. He stated that as far as he knows we do not have a 787 order. He might know that we are signing a order on Monday but at the moment we don’t have a 787 order.
I would find it surprising to place a big order now. Maybe next year when the recovery is more defined. A lot of current leisure travel is stimulus money and people not working with lots of free time. I have a relative living in Vegas who said the tourists they are getting at the moment are quite different than 2019. I was there a month ago and found that pretty accurate!
I would find it surprising to place a big order now. Maybe next year when the recovery is more defined. A lot of current leisure travel is stimulus money and people not working with lots of free time. I have a relative living in Vegas who said the tourists they are getting at the moment are quite different than 2019. I was there a month ago and found that pretty accurate!
Having said that, the final portion of his comments about “used aircraft” was very telling, IMO.
06-17-2021 | 03:27 AM
#224
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I was in Victorville a few weeks ago picking up a jet and there were at least 7 LATAM 350s parked there as well as LATAM Mx guys hanging out in the break room. I saw 2 with airstairs on them so something is happening with them.
06-17-2021 | 04:18 AM
#225
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We purchased an interest in LATAM at a premium. That included receiving several of their 350s. I'm assuming that was included in the premium pricing.
We pay Airbus to drop the 350 deliveries. At a premium.
We are now back to purchasing 350s that we had purchased, then paid to stop deliveries, now back on.
What a waste of money.
06-17-2021 | 05:14 AM
#226
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Just to clarify:
We purchased an interest in LATAM at a premium. That included receiving several of their 350s. I'm assuming that was included in the premium pricing.
We pay Airbus to drop the 350 deliveries. At a premium.
We are now back to purchasing 350s that we had purchased, then paid to stop deliveries, now back on.
What a waste of money.
We purchased an interest in LATAM at a premium. That included receiving several of their 350s. I'm assuming that was included in the premium pricing.
We pay Airbus to drop the 350 deliveries. At a premium.
We are now back to purchasing 350s that we had purchased, then paid to stop deliveries, now back on.
What a waste of money.
06-17-2021 | 05:19 AM
#227
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Cancelling the purchase of the used aircraft was when we were staring down the barrel of Covid in May 2020 and no clue how long the recovery would be. In all fairness, it wasn’t a crazy decision considering the time.
I doubt we will know the true price, but I’d imagine right now widebodies are at their lowest purchase price in a looooong time.
I doubt we will know the true price, but I’d imagine right now widebodies are at their lowest purchase price in a looooong time.
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