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Doug Taylor · August 5th, 2006, 02:06

I don't think the -80's are going away. They're not that fuel inefficient, they have ---->260<---- of them and they're paid for.

Multiple simulators, spare parts everywhere throughout the AA network, tons of pilots trained, loads of acquired -80's from TWA and Reno.

I'm not pencil necked airline accountant geek, but I bet the economy of scale far outweighs the cost advantage of leasing Airbii, purchasing simulators and re-training a humongous amount of their pilots (8 pilots per plane x 260 in a rough estimate) to enjoy a marginal cost savings by leasing 320's.

JMHO and I might be (and often are) wrong.

August 5th, 2006, 02:06	#19
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 40,430 Blog Entries: 1	Re: This is unreal!! I don't think the -80's are going away. They're not that fuel inefficient, they have ---->260<---- of them and they're paid for. Multiple simulators, spare parts everywhere throughout the AA network, tons of pilots trained, loads of acquired -80's from TWA and Reno. I'm not pencil necked airline accountant geek, but I bet the economy of scale far outweighs the cost advantage of leasing Airbii, purchasing simulators and re-training a humongous amount of their pilots (8 pilots per plane x 260 in a rough estimate) to enjoy a marginal cost savings by leasing 320's. JMHO and I might be (and often are) wrong. __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)