Quoting AviationAware (Reply 100): You vastly overestimate the financial benefit of fleet commonality. It's there, but it's not nearly the most important factor |
Call me old-fashioned but for an airline the size of
LX, I think this could be a major cost factor.
Right now one type of simulator can be used for the whole fleet. And space is limited here in Zurich-Airport. So if they want to put Airbus and besides that Boeing 777, as well as the C-Series one (? are there plans to do that?)... I don't know where they want to put them...
Also I don't know the procedures with Cabin Crew, but can they switch Airbus 340/ B777 or are the also limited to one?
If they are limited, I wish
LX good luck with the planing. ATM their planing system is at the limit and if there is a new type, it gets even more complicated... Oh joy!
Either way, I know it's possible and I know for some of you it's logical to have B777 as well as A330/320 but for me... it simply doesn't make sense.
As I said in the beginning of the 777 Order, for me it's simply a tactic to merge the two pilot groups or to put pressure on one of them.
And it worked, they canceled the GAV and
LX can now say: well we don't have an agreement and in a year or so the 77W will be delivered so we have to "take" what's left and that's the Avro Pilots.
Then the Airbus pilots will make commitments and there's a lot of blabla and in the end
LX has a new contract with them (to way worse conditions as before) and has "won" the battle once again...
EDIT:
Don't take me wrong, I have nothing against Avro pilots in the B777 cockpit!
[Edited 2014-11-20 23:17:25]