Originally Posted by
LiamNCL
i accept that is true ofcourse hopefully some extra 2nd hand 738s can speed the retirment of some of the oldest ones
The balance on thin routes are 733s with no leasing or debt payments but higher fuel burn & maintenance vs new or second hand 738s with leasing or debt payments might not make routes viable. If it was easy to get fleet balancing correct airlines wouldn’t loose millions and go bankrupt.