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Old 09-18-2019, 09:44 PM
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That video is way too repetitive!
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Old 09-19-2019, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Grumpyaviator View Post
Regionals add news types in less than a year (Xjt added the e175 in six months from the deal with UAL). If we could focus on being streamlined and not on making it a bigger deal than it needs to be, I’m sure we could get a new type on line in a reasonable time.
Bahahaha. You’re dealing with SWA. A new type in less than a year?! That hilarious. Look at all the stuff that’s been in a quagmire because of “tech debt”.
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Old 09-19-2019, 07:07 AM
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Will be interesting to see WHACK’s take on an SLI if and when an acquisition takes place. We’ll see if he whines for the underdog, even if it means he loses seniority. Any bets?
Whatever causes you to lose the most seniority I’m all for.
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Old 09-19-2019, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Grumpyaviator View Post
Regionals add news types in less than a year (Xjt added the e175 in six months from the deal with UAL). If we could focus on being streamlined and not on making it a bigger deal than it needs to be, I’m sure we could get a new type on line in a reasonable time.
Brazil doesn’t have a multi year order list.
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Old 09-20-2019, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by ShyGuy View Post
That video is way too repetitive!
Agreed. There's really nothing new here....just another journalist trying hard to cobble a story together from a bunch of opinions. APC was probably their primary source!
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Old 09-20-2019, 08:03 AM
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I think it is a fair take on the current situation. SWA is viewing this as a short term problem and they have a lot of future plans hinging on the Max being back shortly.
Let’s face it, it probably won’t be much longer before it is flying again and this will be ancient history. The airplane is too big to fail. There are too many outstanding orders and too much money riding on its success. Boeing has their fingers deep in not only our government, but many other foreign governments as well.
If you read between the lines on the recent interview from the FAA administrator, he is all but saying that the thing will be approved to fly next quarter.
Will SWA pick a future type from a foreign competitor? Maybe...at least that is what they want Boeing to think.
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Old 09-20-2019, 06:01 PM
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Not sure. The only thing I’m sure of is that someone is buying Spirit.
Somebody is going to snag Spirit, Frontier or JetBlue. The Max Mess is the driver this time. Some carrier that is being hurt seriously by the Max.
If it gets grounded far out again, I bet some carrier is going to take the easy route and pick up an Airbus operator.
Place your bets.
Back in the day, USAir picked off Piedmont after Piedmont picked off Empire and moved into the Northeast. American got AirCal, Reno, TWA. USAir got PSA. Delta got NWA. Just like Delta picked off Northeast long ago. SWA got Morris and AirTran. But you guys are too young to remember that.....
The field is too big once more. The big three need to cull the herd through another round of buyouts.
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Originally Posted by Cicada View Post
Somebody is going to snag Spirit, Frontier or JetBlue. The Max Mess is the driver this time. Some carrier that is being hurt seriously by the Max.
If it gets grounded far out again, I bet some carrier is going to take the easy route and pick up an Airbus operator.
Place your bets.
Back in the day, USAir picked off Piedmont after Piedmont picked off Empire and moved into the Northeast. American got AirCal, Reno, TWA. USAir got PSA. Delta got NWA. Just like Delta picked off Northeast long ago. SWA got Morris and AirTran. But you guys are too young to remember that.....
The field is too big once more. The big three need to cull the herd through another round of buyouts.
No doubt buyouts will happen, just wait for another economic downturn. May be earlier than one thinks...
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Originally Posted by e6bpilot View Post
I think it is a fair take on the current situation. SWA is viewing this as a short term problem and they have a lot of future plans hinging on the Max being back shortly.
Let’s face it, it probably won’t be much longer before it is flying again and this will be ancient history. The airplane is too big to fail. There are too many outstanding orders and too much money riding on its success. Boeing has their fingers deep in not only our government, but many other foreign governments as well.
If you read between the lines on the recent interview from the FAA administrator, he is all but saying that the thing will be approved to fly next quarter.
Will SWA pick a future type from a foreign competitor? Maybe...at least that is what they want Boeing to think.
The "Max" will be moot when they follow the president's advice and rebrand the plane as the 737 Ultra and everyone that asks "is this a Max", the airline will say, "No, this is an Ultra".....
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History has a way of repeating itself. If I was an airline CEO at the Max carriers or with the FAA/Boeing, I’d be reading “The Electra Story” right now. Interesting parallels.
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