I spent last 10 days at home , thanks to the remote access. A very good article was published on Seattle Times about how bad the 757 line was doing. If you ask me we may see the shut down of 757 line before the 717 line disappears. 717 is a fantastic airliner and it is the perfect one for the 100-110 pax market. It has so many advantages vs. 736 in terms of both operating and initial costs. BAHA ACUNER - CFI,CFII,MEI -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Alireza Alivandivafa Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 12:51 AM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: JBLU vs. AAI fleet expansion plans? In a message dated 7/12/03 4:31:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, BraniffIntl@xxxxxxx writes: > : > > > >AirTran is also positioning themselves for the successor to the 717-200 if > >it indeed loses support "eventually." Then again, B6 doesn't have that > >concern for their A-320s; they're just acquiring it with the EMB-190s. :-) > > Exactly...AirTran see's the writing on the wall and Boeing doesn't want to > fiddle-fart around on a 300 series that diverts attention from NG's. I think Boeing would be smart to go with the 300 series, since the 736 (like the A318) is a gas hog. Also, it sells even worse than the 717. Actually, for all they say about it, the 717 has sold pretty damn well. I know Qantas is having a love affair with them. I bet if they promised a big order, along with AirTran, we might see a 713 > > > > >Maybe some CRJ variant would have been the safer bet for B6; I don't know. > >But especially in this economy, I'd get nervous placing that large of a bet > >on a new type. > > Agreed...but my guess is JBLU covered their back side on this deal with all > kinds of guarantees if the new aircraft fail to live up to manufacturer's > claims.