Aircraft goes tech ? great we have a spare, OK, but what if you have a Standby Boeing crew & only a spare Airbus.
Spares holding ? doubled, paperwork & training staff ? doubled.
In case of tech probs, in all likelihood the two types do not have the same number of seats/payload available.
Cpmplexity with no synergy. Sure, you "may" get a better price playing the two manufacturers off against each other, but, how come the lowest coat airlines (Ryanair/Easy Jet/ Wizzair) stuck with one type if there were any advantage to be had by mixing ?
Maybe they want to expand SO quickly that one manufacturer couldn't sate their needs, given that they take 13 airframes only in 2012 don't think that is it either.
Maybe hedging their bets in case the launch of either one is significantly delayed ? that would make a little sense, but finally, I just don't think these aircraft are destined for Norwegian Air Shuttle. . . maybe Norwegian ____? _____ ? but not, methinks, NAS.
Last edited by captplaystation; 28th Sep 2012 at 16:24.