Originally Posted by David Puddy (Post 2687582)

I would think avoiding direct competition with the other LCCs and Legacies and entering smaller or midsized markets with more efficient airplanes would be another route. Slugging it out with SWA, JB and F9 daily on large-city competitive routes (ie Chicago to LA or LGA to FLL) probably won’t be a winning strategy - there’s too much competition and capacity and not enough margin. Instead, Spirit could enter more midsized markets like ACY and MYR with less direct LCC competition.

Originally Posted by singlepilot (Post 2688919)

F9 guy here, just to ease your curiosity our neos seem to average around 5000 pounds an hour in cruise. Give or a take a couple hundred pounds.

Originally Posted by singlepilot (Post 2688919)

F9 guy here, just to ease your curiosity our neos seem to average around 5000 pounds an hour in cruise. Give or a take a couple hundred pounds.

Originally Posted by Super EZ E (Post 2689008)

Please feel free to to correct me, I recall our NEO's running about 2200 to 2000 lbs/hr per side CI 25. The time to climb is better than the Classic. The NEO engine issues are gone other than the Hoover sucking sound when you power up! LOL

Originally Posted by Super EZ E (Post 2730924)

Bob was on the plane the other day and said if he was starting an Airline today he'd be a buyer of the A220! Take if for what it's worth. Hum.....

Originally Posted by Super EZ E (Post 2689008)

Please feel free to to correct me, I recall our NEO's running about 2200 to 2000 lbs/hr per side CI 25. The time to climb is better than the Classic. The NEO engine issues are gone other than the Hoover sucking sound when you power up! LOL

Originally Posted by ReserveCA (Post 2730970)

NEO issues gone?
Offfffddaaaa. ..every mx I talk to say they are junk. GE has mx dialing up the ff to keep temps lower ...... less efficient. ..but fewer parts wearing out fast