Originally Posted by
Rivet Joint
Great to hear about the larger aircraft, especially their new E195 E2s.
Perhaps the perfect aircraft for SOU?
Recently cleared for ops at LCY so performance obviously not an issue. TUI Belgium have a few being flown to holiday destinations.
Perhaps there is an airline out there willing to take a chance on this jet or the A220 to operate from smaller airports like SOU?
Would an existing airline like Easy etc take on another fleet type?
JetBlue in America are building a sizeable A220 fleet alongside A320N/A321N
Looks like the E2 and 220 will be the only options.
Disclaimer, this is merely speculation posted on a forum, not something to be taken as a fact.
Of course the dream scenario would be for Easyjet to order the A220 which would be the perfect replacement for the A319.
RV, I enjoy many of your posts and passion (and those posts from others here too).
SOU Airport is a unique topic and it's future is very much pivotal on getting the ''right fits, with the right expansion''
However, we do have a rather large
Pratt and Whitney shaped 'Elephant in the Room' as for the foreseeable future, the engine problems of the new Pratt and Whitney GTF's that happen to power the E2, the A220 and many new A320N and A321N, we are seeing one-third of these new jets with P&W GTF engines sitting idle as a recall impact spreads.
These recall problems are currently affecting many airlines Globally until at least the end of 2026 (including KLM, Wizz, JetBlue and AirTransat) with the groundings and mandatory inspections that are needed, and these mods are taking each airframe offline
for at least 2 months or more downtime.
Wizz Air recently said it was forced to slash its capacity forecast by 10% as it will have to ground about 45 A320N/A321N aircraft, and Turkish Airlines has 18 of it's 55 A321N grounded.
What with Boeing's many woes across the 737-MAX design and the ongoing QA revelations, and now other recalls with LEAP engine anti-ice overheating, plus the continuing Certification debacle of the larger 737M Dash-10 version, airlines must be pulling their hair out to be able to get products
that actually work.
Easyjet wisely bought the LEAP engines for their Airbus Neos, and likewise Jet2 stayed well away from the 737 MAX, buying up the last new 737NG's, and has now gone for the latest A320N/A321N family (with LEAP engines).