Originally Posted by
Indelaware
Now, it might make sense for UA, DL, & AA/US to collectively contract with a Canadian airline to keep a spare 757 or two at YQX or YYR to be made available for wet lease on short-notice on a first come, first serve basis. But that would require some anti-competitive talks.
No one is suggesting that United keep 75 aircraft sitting around unused. What people are suggesting is that adjust scheduling so that there is at least one or two aircraft of each type in United's inventory that is a spare for situations like this. If you have 75 777 in the inventory, don't have 75 777's scheduled each day. Have 74 flying (or in routine planned mx) and save one for situations like this.