Originally Posted by
Vokes55
Not to mention the cost of the aircraft itself. It’ll be a long time before the fuel savings of a NEO offset the increase in lease/loan costs compared to an owned and paid off aircraft.
And there’s certainly no way these expensive aircraft can spend half the winter parked up like the current fleet. Good luck filling 70 232-seat aircraft on a Wednesday in January.
The NEOs are owned at the minute....with the cost amortized over the life of the plane....currently they will be worth more than they paid for them given the wait to get a new build NEO.