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02-14-2026 | 12:02 PM
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02-14-2026 | 01:11 PM
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02-14-2026 | 01:21 PM
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Latest rumor I heard on the airframes that have already been built is that we'll take them then sell them on the open market. Now who would actually buy them I have no clue, 20-30 less seats to only go 400 more miles, not sure there's an appetite for it other than us.
02-14-2026 | 02:18 PM
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02-14-2026 | 02:30 PM
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https://aviationweek.com/air-transpo...-over-cfm-leap
02-14-2026 | 03:48 PM
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That rumor is dumb. The 7 is coming mainly because we have a bunch of orders, there are already existing airframes and fuselages, and mainly because the 10 is tied to its certification and that is in high demand.
We will take them and retire the 700s (finally)and run them on thinner routes just like we do now.
The 700 is a CASM suck right now and it's rare to fly one 3 legs without calling mx out.
We will take them and retire the 700s (finally)and run them on thinner routes just like we do now.
The 700 is a CASM suck right now and it's rare to fly one 3 legs without calling mx out.
02-14-2026 | 04:39 PM
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02-16-2026 | 10:47 AM
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Had a chatty LCO in the jump recently. Said there's a chance Boeing could walk away from the -7 entirely, abandon the project. There's a healthy order book for the -8,-9, and -10. Meanwhile Swa is the only substantial customer for the -7 even WestJet converted their orders away from the -7
However - I wouldn't put it past SWA to cut down their order book.
02-16-2026 | 01:29 PM
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Had a chatty LCO in the jump recently. Said there's a chance Boeing could walk away from the -7 entirely, abandon the project. There's a healthy order book for the -8,-9, and -10. Meanwhile Swa is the only substantial customer for the -7 even WestJet converted their orders away from the -7
How is Boeing going to get SWA to agree to this? Pretty sure those contracts are going to have penalties built in for not performing. Convert the -7s to 787s for the same price? If buy that.
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