There goes GUV again, out of touch with reality. Hello??? Lease rates now on fairly new airplanes that are parked in the desert are a lot less than pre 9-11, so picking up a nice new "toy" that sparkles
makes sense-----as long as you have enough capital behind it. Passengers like new and shiny planes. Am I right GUV? Why did JetBlue go after new A320's? Volume discounts with Airbus. But, they could have done the same thing with ILFC or GATX with some cheaper used 737-400's etc. That's what you would have done, wouldn't you GUV?
Go for cheap. PAX satisfaction NOT guaranteed. Maybe JMC could not get out of their high lease rates, and they should get rid of their pair of A330's for the time being---hopefully without an exit fee. But, I am sure they could find some more A330's
available pronto. A330's are perfect planes for long range high density charters. (Alot
more economical than JMC's old DC10's-----that's right GUV!!!You're wrong!---get over it) (Wut wut??)
I hope JMC can keep or eventually replace their current A330's with some cheaper ones.
And to my buddy GUV, it is possible to fly nice new planes with affordable leases---especially in bad times. It doesn't take an economics degree to figure that out, now does it---GUV? What? You're wrong.
Thanks. Donkey Duke
