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Originally Posted by Too Tall
Just curious if anyone has any info on the difference in operating cost of current 737NG to current A320 aircraft, and current 737NG compared to the new A320 NEO. Thanks
Notice in FTB's most excellent chart, the 320 needs the new engines to be roughly equal with the 737-NG on a cost per seat mile basis. If equal, Boeing's insistence on making a profit will cede sales to the French (and French Canadians) who's government recognizes what EADS is ... a jobs program.
The 737's got a great wing and they'll eek out a percent here and a percent there to remain slightly ahead of the 320's numbers.
Of course, if buying a
new platform ... might as well go for the C Series. The C Series probably screwed up by already committing to too small a wing. ... and they don't know their numbers for real yet. The engine's still getting tweaked, the wing is only "01001000010011100011100111 ..... (going on for 500 pages)