Spirit Mulls Adding Smaller Jets
10-09-2018, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by David Puddy
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.
What are you talking about? Spirit’s whole business model is based on large city point to point service with a couple small vacation destinations (MYR/ACY) and they’re printing money.
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10-10-2018, 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by singlepilot
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.
10-10-2018, 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by singlepilot
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.
10-10-2018, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Super EZ E
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
12-24-2018, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Super EZ E
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.....
12-24-2018, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Super EZ E
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
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
12-24-2018, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ReserveCA
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
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
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