Alaska/Virgin impacts on UA?

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04-04-2016, 11:37 AM

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oldmako

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They'd be stupid to park them.

04-04-2016, 11:46 AM

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They'd be stupid to park them.

Welcome back!

Be careful, saying "stupid" and (implied) "airline management" in the same breath.

04-04-2016, 01:21 PM

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Probably way to early to know what will happen or where the airplanes will go IF they do not keep them.

(FWIW, VA has CFM motors on their Airbuses while UA has V2500.)

CBT and off ya go

04-04-2016, 01:32 PM

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CBT and off ya go

For the pilots.

04-04-2016, 07:13 PM

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For the pilots.

And that is my sole focus since I don't control anything else.

The bean counters can figure the rest out and decide if it's worthwhile

04-05-2016, 06:34 AM

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our 737 have CFM's so parts would not be an issue and we fly two different engines on our 75/76 and 777's

04-05-2016, 07:06 AM

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our 737 have CFM's so parts would not be an issue and we fly two different engines on our 75/76 and 777's

Sorry, but the CFM's on the airbus are a very different engine than what we have on the guppies. Parts interchangeability, some, cost savings, probably not much.

I'm guessing Alaska will be operating those Airbi for quite a while. Too many to replace, they are fairly new, and efficient. Don't know what they might do with the interiors, obviously quite different branding.