Delta to order 100+ Airbus A321neo Aircraft
; VX has been flying the 321neo for at least six months now.
Dec 13, 2017, 5:01 pm
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So in a few years the fleet will look something like this:
Airbus CS-100/300 (replace MD-88/90/717, A319, 737-700)
Airbus A321 (replace A320,737-800/900,757)
Airbus A332/3/9
Airbus A350-900 (replace 747 and 777)
There will be no 767 replacement. Have fun connecting in AMS and CDG for any secondary TATL markets.
Airbus CS-100/300 (replace MD-88/90/717, A319, 737-700)
Airbus A321 (replace A320,737-800/900,757)
Airbus A332/3/9
Airbus A350-900 (replace 747 and 777)
There will be no 767 replacement. Have fun connecting in AMS and CDG for any secondary TATL markets.
Dec 13, 2017, 5:08 pm
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Longer term, 767-sized planes are an industry-wide problem; not just DL. UA is even thinking about buying brand new 767s. Everyone is trying to figure out a long term plan for this.
Dec 13, 2017, 5:14 pm
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Boeing is currently finalizing the 797 design which will be the end replacement for the 767. Boeing could work in a deal for some new 767's as a temporary solution for a United order.
Dec 13, 2017, 5:15 pm
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I'd love to see DL book some A321NEOs but people might want to pump the brakes here.
Air Canada "favoured" Airbus and was "leaning towards NEO" a couple years ago when Boeing came in at the 11th hour, sharpened pencils in hand.
... AC received their first MAX8 a couple weeks ago
Air Canada "favoured" Airbus and was "leaning towards NEO" a couple years ago when Boeing came in at the 11th hour, sharpened pencils in hand.
... AC received their first MAX8 a couple weeks ago
Dec 13, 2017, 5:20 pm
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I'd love to see DL book some A321NEOs but people might want to pump the brakes here.
Air Canada "favoured" Airbus and was "leaning towards NEO" a couple years ago when Boeing came in at the 11th hour, sharpened pencils in hand.
... AC received their first MAX8 a couple weeks ago
Air Canada "favoured" Airbus and was "leaning towards NEO" a couple years ago when Boeing came in at the 11th hour, sharpened pencils in hand.
... AC received their first MAX8 a couple weeks ago
Dec 13, 2017, 5:20 pm
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big US 3 are.
By the way I appreciated your opinion about the ME 3. Thumbs up to that.
Dec 13, 2017, 5:21 pm
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5 minutes ago you posted that there's no replacement for the 767 and we're all gonna have to connect to get anywhere. Now you're saying that a 767 replacement is imminent. Cool, you answered your own question. Is this a game to boost your post count or something??
Dec 13, 2017, 5:24 pm
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I wonder how long AA can hold on to having an F product on JFK-LAX/SFO. UA dropped F from their premium service product and Delta never offered it. My prediction is it will eventually be removed or it will become very bad as there is no other F product to compete with. Those AA 321's are woefully under capacity. Yields mist be awful on weekends and non-business heavy days.
Dec 13, 2017, 5:25 pm
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Don't think so. UA is firmly in the AB camp now as well. Only AS and WN can and do resist and prove that their choice is profitable. But then they are not in the race to the bottom as the
big US 3 are.
By the way I appreciated your opinion about the ME 3. Thumbs up to that.
big US 3 are.
By the way I appreciated your opinion about the ME 3. Thumbs up to that.
Dec 13, 2017, 5:26 pm
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Of course there is a 767 replacement. Delta just won't have it.
Dec 13, 2017, 5:29 pm
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More good news for Alabama where Airbus will likely assemble this order. Story going the rounds was DL hoping Boeing would drop the C-Series trade challenge if it ordered 737max, but seems this wasn't something the boys in Chicago would go for. Obviously there were other technical/performance/pricing issues that weighed in on Airbus's side.
Dec 13, 2017, 5:30 pm
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Dec 13, 2017, 5:32 pm
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Delta won't buy another Boeing. Or at least not until a new management team emerges when the current management either moves on or retires.
Dec 13, 2017, 5:35 pm
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I don't think managers are that petty. If Boing offers the right plane at the right price and right schedule, DL will buy it. They are running a business, not writing a soap opera