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05-15-2026 | 03:48 AM
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Right now, on the ground at MEX, there are two 321Ns one headed to Tijuana and the other to Mexicali.. Both are equivalent distance to LAX/ATL/SAN and they are somehow making NEOs work out of 7300' elevation.
Chicago and Bogota (high elevation both ends) on a 321N
AeroMexico is doing JFK-MEX on a 320Neo, but not sure if that's a 320 for performance or sizing to network. (as we are partners and have a daily 757-200 and occasionally a 763ER on the route)
Chicago and Bogota (high elevation both ends) on a 321N
AeroMexico is doing JFK-MEX on a 320Neo, but not sure if that's a 320 for performance or sizing to network. (as we are partners and have a daily 757-200 and occasionally a 763ER on the route)
05-15-2026 | 06:59 AM
#222
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Right now, on the ground at MEX, there are two 321Ns one headed to Tijuana and the other to Mexicali.. Both are equivalent distance to LAX/ATL/SAN and they are somehow making NEOs work out of 7300' elevation.
Chicago and Bogota (high elevation both ends) on a 321N
AeroMexico is doing JFK-MEX on a 320Neo, but not sure if that's a 320 for performance or sizing to network. (as we are partners and have a daily 757-200 and occasionally a 763ER on the route)
Chicago and Bogota (high elevation both ends) on a 321N
AeroMexico is doing JFK-MEX on a 320Neo, but not sure if that's a 320 for performance or sizing to network. (as we are partners and have a daily 757-200 and occasionally a 763ER on the route)
Meh, they can have all those places. Also EYW, flew there a lot in my regional years, I have 0 desire to go there in a bigger airplane.
05-15-2026 | 07:50 AM
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The 757 is the 757 because of its engines, wing, and gear.
-Current engines don’t approach the 37k thrust the P&W engines put out
- all current NBs are limiting themselves to 118’ wingspans for gate space. Limiting how well the wing can perform
- double bogey gear is heavy and overkill 98% of the time. Not worth it for the 2% margin cases
i doubt we see another large NB perform like the 757.
05-15-2026 | 07:59 AM
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BOG and UIO can take widebodies, in the US likely the A221, and 319 from the current fleet, in the future who knows we will see. The 752 is just a different beast, the wing, combined with the fact that it has double bogeys, insane braking, and way more thrust than it needs. I think the competition will be between the A320-273N and the MAX 8 with 28K.
05-15-2026 | 12:07 PM
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05-15-2026 | 12:36 PM
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05-15-2026 | 12:47 PM
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