Originally Posted by
Chesty Morgan
Flybe were paying about 50% more per month than an average lease for an A320.
An amazing deal made by old Frenchy and his lap dog.
I think that's doing a bit of a disservice to French. Over the past 10yrs, the likes of FR and EZY have dumped large numbers of 737/319's onto the second hand market, driving down lease rates on these types which now makes the E95 deal appear expensive.
Some carriers seem quite happy with they E190's, BA, Finnair, and then there are those who were keen to get rid, Virgin Australia, Delta. Even launch customer JetBlue seems to be looking for a way out, reportedly due to their high maintenance cost amongst other reasons. We could see lease rates fall if a similar glut start to appear....mind you, I'm not expecting that to change Flybe's mind.
Oh, and C Series is a pipe dream. Why get rid of one expensive jet, which is too big for the majority of your flights only to replace it with another! I think they've learned their lesson....well I hope so.