Originally Posted by
songsc
My understanding is that EY wants to sell their A330s fast, and for the previous batch of A330s AC wanted them to join the fleet fast to alleviate the 7M8 grounding situation. Even if "fast" means 6 months away, AC still need to come up with the cash or set up the financing to acquire them in a shorter time span. Cash and financing may not be widely available in the coming months.
AC is in a strong financial position and can act quickly to acquire the aircraft, regardless of the coronavirus.
The other 330s were acquired because AC liked the 330 long-term. They were brought in to the fleet more quickly than normal by delaying the cabin refurbishments. Same as the WOW 321s.
If we are talking about long term fleet planning, then there are too many unknowns. TS 330s and 321s will be available to replace ACr 767s.
TS 330s and 321s aren't necessarily replacements for rouge 763s, because TS has its own routes to fly. AC may cut some capacity and effectively replace some 763s that way, but that only goes so far.
AC may or may not take advantage of this glut of 330s in the market, but the coronavirus isn't going to have any impact on it.