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09-21-2024, 10:25 AM
#791
I licked it, so it’s mine
Joined APC: Mar 2023
Position: AB FO
Posts: 286
The is no "220 NEO" in development. Not to say there shouldn't be one. But I follow the Airbus company twitter and news quite closely and have not seen this.
What AA needs is the 330 NEO. This is a great plug and play true widebody to replace the aging 777's. Putting all the eggs into the Boeing basket is not a wise business decision. Does AA "need to replace or stop using the 787" ? No absolutely not. Does it need A350's? No, the 787 is probably doing what the 787 mission does best in that regard.
Old 777's? Replace them with the A330
NB: Airbus and Boeing
WB: Airbus and Boeing
done
What AA needs is the 330 NEO. This is a great plug and play true widebody to replace the aging 777's. Putting all the eggs into the Boeing basket is not a wise business decision. Does AA "need to replace or stop using the 787" ? No absolutely not. Does it need A350's? No, the 787 is probably doing what the 787 mission does best in that regard.
Old 777's? Replace them with the A330
NB: Airbus and Boeing
WB: Airbus and Boeing
done
https://leehamnews.com/2023/01/18/ai...e%20C%20Series.
I also hope the rumors that died out earlier this year about an AA AB WB order come to fruition.
09-21-2024, 10:37 AM
#792
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Joined APC: Dec 2018
Posts: 389
The is no "220 NEO" in development. Not to say there shouldn't be one. But I follow the Airbus company twitter and news quite closely and have not seen this.
What AA needs is the 330 NEO. This is a great plug and play true widebody to replace the aging 777's. Putting all the eggs into the Boeing basket is not a wise business decision. Does AA "need to replace or stop using the 787" ? No absolutely not. Does it need A350's? No, the 787 is probably doing what the 787 mission does best in that regard.
Old 777's? Replace them with the A330
NB: Airbus and Boeing
WB: Airbus and Boeing
done
What AA needs is the 330 NEO. This is a great plug and play true widebody to replace the aging 777's. Putting all the eggs into the Boeing basket is not a wise business decision. Does AA "need to replace or stop using the 787" ? No absolutely not. Does it need A350's? No, the 787 is probably doing what the 787 mission does best in that regard.
Old 777's? Replace them with the A330
NB: Airbus and Boeing
WB: Airbus and Boeing
done
I’m neither a network planner nor an accountant, but there is a reason airlines keep picking the 787 and A350. We as pilots don’t have to like it but in a similar vein there’s a reason we’re getting a 321xlr and not a 757neo.
09-21-2024, 11:20 AM
#794
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Joined APC: Jun 2019
Position: B747 FO
Posts: 1,243
The is no "220 NEO" in development. Not to say there shouldn't be one. But I follow the Airbus company twitter and news quite closely and have not seen this.
What AA needs is the 330 NEO. This is a great plug and play true widebody to replace the aging 777's. Putting all the eggs into the Boeing basket is not a wise business decision. Does AA "need to replace or stop using the 787" ? No absolutely not. Does it need A350's? No, the 787 is probably doing what the 787 mission does best in that regard.
Old 777's? Replace them with the A330
NB: Airbus and Boeing
WB: Airbus and Boeing
done
What AA needs is the 330 NEO. This is a great plug and play true widebody to replace the aging 777's. Putting all the eggs into the Boeing basket is not a wise business decision. Does AA "need to replace or stop using the 787" ? No absolutely not. Does it need A350's? No, the 787 is probably doing what the 787 mission does best in that regard.
Old 777's? Replace them with the A330
NB: Airbus and Boeing
WB: Airbus and Boeing
done
I agree 100%
09-21-2024, 11:36 AM
#795
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Joined APC: Nov 2022
Posts: 110
There is no way in heck that the fuel savings would make up for the many tens of millions more that it would cost to buy a new jet. Those CFM56 319s are very nice and capable planes.
09-21-2024, 12:51 PM
#797
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Joined APC: Jun 2019
Position: B747 FO
Posts: 1,243
Either or. Fleet diversity is the way to go both NB/WB. That podcast where they argued that the opposite was the way to go…..infuriating.
09-21-2024, 01:38 PM
#798
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Joined APC: May 2023
Posts: 513
There's certainly logic to simplifying the fleet. It leads to greater interchangability (which means greater ability to adapt when storms hit and inbounds can't make it in to the hub, mx issues, etc.), lower fixed costs (buy aircraft and simulators in bulk), and variable costs (buy parts in bulk, lesser training costs for pilots and faster mx as mechanics can focus on fewer types and being more efficient).
09-21-2024, 03:48 PM
#799
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Joined APC: Jun 2019
Position: B747 FO
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There's certainly logic to simplifying the fleet. It leads to greater interchangability (which means greater ability to adapt when storms hit and inbounds can't make it in to the hub, mx issues, etc.), lower fixed costs (buy aircraft and simulators in bulk), and variable costs (buy parts in bulk, lesser training costs for pilots and faster mx as mechanics can focus on fewer types and being more efficient).
09-21-2024, 04:12 PM
#800
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Joined APC: May 2017
Posts: 301
To play devils advocate, I'd be willing to bet with a decent number of orders we could score a huge deal since they're not really selling. Kinda like delta with the 220s
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