Originally Posted by ZAZOO
Its out and about town that Bellview airlines is on track with their plans since may this year to bring in their aircrafts into the country, I gather the 737/320 will be arriving in a matter of days!
While I am proud of the continued efforts of the Bluetail company in advancing the standered of their fleet, even with the sad events that occured lately et al, I must say I worry about the machines they are looking at.
I feel strongly that they should stick to the A320 and actually as they plan by 2007 convert the whole fleet to A320. In doing this they will also convert our local boys and for once and for all break this myth about Airbus in Nigeria .....bla bla bla. If there is one domestic operator who can do it then I think Bluetail Should.
So Mr. CEO if you are reading this thread Zazoo says go Airbus mate and all the way, you will not loose.
What do you think guys 737-!!! or A320.
Frankly,
i'll nod at the b737/320 rather than the airbus a320, it's been established that maintaining the b737-300 is slight cheaper that the a320,"and like we know in Nigeria, that word "slightly" could be the determining factor for the survival of any airline
over time. I hear even virgin Nigeria will be facing out their a320's in favour of the boeing soon.
Transition training will be cheaper,like they say fly one airbus and you've flown all the series i.e from the a320-a380 (cockpit commonnality) same applies to the boeings, the cockpits may be different (regular or the glass cockpit) but same stuffs like the hydraulic systems, eletrical systems etc are about the same.
Moving from the 737-200 to other series will make them benefit from economies of scale. besides that, bellview surffered a loss not too far away, one would expect them to tread with more caution, frankly i respect that airline, against many odds, they have stood the test of time. They deserve a standing ovation
Let's not ask an A320 to do the job of a Boeing 737-300...and that's not to say i don't love the a320, i do
