22/04
I Don't dispute your claim, but i was surprised Monarch made the jump to Boeing given their current fleet of Airbus aircraft, i can only think that Boeing was holding non refundable deposit money from the now cancelled 787 order and that when that went back into the pot the numbers added up.
If this is to be Monarch 'standard' aircraft going forward then 189 pax is a lot less than what the A321 can carry, although i did read that Boeing was looking at a 200 seat version of the 800 airframe without a stretch but an extra door aft of the wing.
What about long haul is there a further order to come? ditto talk of the C series?
A fleet of 320/321 Neo's plus 330 Neo's would have given greater route flexibility with a common type rating and the entry in to service date could have been earlier, Q2 2018 is a long time off.