jbs2886 wrote:BoeingGuy wrote:jbs2886 wrote:
Thanks for sharing. 75 737 MAX 9s by end of 2023 almost as large as the 739ER fleet (79)! Interestingly, 2023 is only a net increase of 8 mainline aircraft (although many more seats).
2023 itself shows an increase of 8 mainline aircraft. There is a net increase of 49 mainline aircraft from June 30, 2021 though the end of 2023. That’s a lot. Like others, I wonder where AS will expand sevice.
Yea, 2022 will be a massive increase. Will be interesting if AS exercises more options for 2023 or tries to digest the 2022 growth for the next year.
I had previously mentioned the possibility of AS adding SEA-CLE/BDL/JAX/ORF nonstop service with CLE, BDL, JAX, and ORF being four of the top remaining domestic destinations traveled to from SEA that don't currently have any nonstop service from SEA.
While AS does not need to serve CLT on its own metal due to (a) the AA-AS partnership, (b) AA already operating CLT-LAX/PDX/SAN/SFO/SEA nonstop service, and (c) AA already offering connections onto AS flights out of SEA from its CLT-SEA nonstop flights, AS adding SEA-CLT nonstop service on its own metal might be a possibility with CLT being one of the top destinations that isn't served by AS along with AS having some FF's in Greater Seattle (and other markets in the Pacific Northwest) who prefer to fly on AS-operated flights.
If AS does add SEA-CLT nonstop service, AS would be able to connect passengers onto AA flights out of CLT to destinations on the East Coast, Bermuda, and the Caribbean.
There are also some business ties between Greater Seattle and Greater Charlotte to support CLT-SEA nonstop service on AS such as the significant Bank of America presence in Greater Seattle along with Boeing supplier Collins Aerospace having its headquarters in Charlotte.