BoeingGuy wrote:gmcc wrote:AS released a 8k on sept 2, with an updated expected fleet count June 2021 to December 31 2023. Mainline goes from 202 today to 251 or around 24 percent increase. Regional goes from 94 to 111 or around 18 percent increase.
https://investor.alaskaair.com/node/31956/html
While all of this is subject to change it seems as if they are planning for some expansion which I don't think can all be funneled through SEA.
Interestingly they show no reduction in the 737-700, 737-900 non-ER or Q400 fleets by the end of 2023. I thought with the growth of the 737-9 and E175 fleet, AS would whittle down these sub-fleets.
Any change in the number of A320's or A321NEO's? I would imagine AS would try to remove the Airbus aircraft over the NG aircraft for the time-being. Also, the Q400's are good for some markets that doesn't support the E-175's, even if they hold the same amount of people, more or less.