So lease of standard models as of now, then change of arrangement to lease/purchase of the new models when initial service bugs are sorted out?
New aircraft usually have bugs and problems, so hedge the bets. A320/neo for a year or two, whilst waiting for the Canadairs to get the aircraft to a decent spec instead of the basic, normal, overweight, niggle prone first few production aircraft?
Or am I reading too much into this?
By A320, I also mean the whole A318-21 family, with the exchange to neo....
Winglets/Sharklet changes included.....