Originally Posted by
chaps1954
I wonder who knows that Lufthansa, British Airways, KLM etc are using Airbuses and Boeing that are almost the same age
I think you are "trawling" a bit on this one & that almost is not the same as actual.
Quick look & the oldest LH "frame" I could find was an 89 A320, unsure as to what BA a/c you are referring & KL have the odd 89 747 that are due to be retired.
There is actually a bit of irony in this in any event as LH were the airline that actually supplied Jet2's 73's.
In addition it can not be underestimated the benefit of having a frame in fleet from initial delivery as with the the legacy airlines referred to above.
A further point to note is that agreed that the power plants are unlikely to be of the same age, they are potentially open to the greater availability (from source) of replacement parts from the growing market in second hand spare parts.
Anyhow what seems to be lost in all of this is that the post was not intended to be specifically against Jet2, but all operators of very old frames i.e.30+ years. It just so happens that Jet2 are well up there as regards this operation, particularly in the the North of England.
A more pertinent and perhaps relevant point is to look forward and not back & and ask oneself just how much longer are these aircraft intended to be in service? & if this is ascertainable, then just how many B733 frames have
already reached this milestone.
It's not about the age, it's about how many times it's been up and down.
Agreed but who is to say that the 73's that Jet2 have in service have not in aggregate done as many cycles as any other?