Replacing 300 RJ’s with 500 Mainline Planes
06-07-2022, 12:43 PM
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Even if you replaced 300 RJs with 737s or FiFi aircraft, there’s no space in the hubs to park them. And then another 200 on top of that? The math doesn’t work for parking space unless they’re going to open up hubs in CLE, MIA, and SEA again (good luck finding space in the latter two tho) or maybe they’re going to use them for point to point flying?
06-07-2022, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by threeighteen
Even if you replaced 300 RJs with 737s or FiFi aircraft, there’s no space in the hubs to park them. And then another 200 on top of that? The math doesn’t work for parking space unless they’re going to open up hubs in CLE, MIA, and SEA again (good luck finding space in the latter two tho) or maybe they’re going to use them for point to point flying?
06-07-2022, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by KnightNight
From my public math wide body FO reserve pay is about same as 90 hour NB pay in the early years
play the game right - and a 4th year NB CA made 40k last month….
albeit, a bottom reserve who got lucky and ended up with a line and milked it for all they could…,
06-07-2022, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by KnightNight
Well hubs are expanding. Denver did, chicago has plans to add new terminals. Lax is adding a new terminal that will create gate space. EWR is getting a new terminal, I’m sure IAH has plans. Think SFO probably only one that doesn’t have space. I could see a MCO base, they added a international terminal which will open gate space
06-07-2022, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by TransWorld
300 RJs being replaced. Hmmmm…
Background Per Planespotters —-
180 CRJ-200 + 75 ERJ-145 = 255 of the 50 seaters
77 CRJ-700 + 38 ERJ-170 + 198 ERJ-175 = 313 of the 70/76 seaters (including the reconfigured GoJets metal)
If plans are to park 300 RJs, must be planning on parking some of the 70/76 seaters.
Background Per Planespotters —-
180 CRJ-200 + 75 ERJ-145 = 255 of the 50 seaters
77 CRJ-700 + 38 ERJ-170 + 198 ERJ-175 = 313 of the 70/76 seaters (including the reconfigured GoJets metal)
If plans are to park 300 RJs, must be planning on parking some of the 70/76 seaters.
06-07-2022, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by threeighteen
Even if you replaced 300 RJs with 737s or FiFi aircraft, there’s no space in the hubs to park them. And then another 200 on top of that? The math doesn’t work for parking space unless they’re going to open up hubs in CLE, MIA, and SEA again (good luck finding space in the latter two tho) or maybe they’re going to use them for point to point flying?
06-07-2022, 02:04 PM
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Keep in mind, it'll take many years for United to take delivery of all those shiny new narrowbodies. In the meantime, there are a lot of RJs, 737s, and Airbuses that will be retired due to age.
Believe the oldest NG is a 1997 model, and the oldest Airbus is even older than that.
Believe the oldest NG is a 1997 model, and the oldest Airbus is even older than that.
06-07-2022, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by fasteddie800
Keep in mind, it'll take many years for United to take delivery of all those shiny new narrowbodies. In the meantime, there are a lot of RJs, 737s, and Airbuses that will be retired due to age.
Believe the oldest NG is a 1997 model, and the oldest Airbus is even older than that.
Believe the oldest NG is a 1997 model, and the oldest Airbus is even older than that.
400 NB aircraft to be delivered the next 8 years in case you have not notice that
200 to replace older planes and 200 for growth
1050 mainline frames by 2026 is the plan ( 852 currently on the property)
06-07-2022, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by threeighteen
Even if you replaced 300 RJs with 737s or FiFi aircraft, there’s no space in the hubs to park them. And then another 200 on top of that? The math doesn’t work for parking space unless they’re going to open up hubs in CLE, MIA, and SEA again (good luck finding space in the latter two tho) or maybe they’re going to use them for point to point flying?
06-07-2022, 04:08 PM
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A bigger airplane is not necessarily a better customer product than one that's smaller. My favorite deadhead is on an E175 or a CRJ900. Fast boarding and deplaning, no middle seat, good leg room. Among my least favorite, several large narrow bodies - seats crammed together, long wait to board and deplane, middle seat, hideously small bathroom.
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