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You can service those with a 737Max and only lose 40-50 seats. Additional aircraft retirements are … Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.I hope they would cut the 757-300’s they run on the trunk routes between hubs first.

Even the The latest numbers from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) show global passenger traffic fell by more than half in March compared to a year ago. United Airlines has halved the number of new Boeing 737 MAX jets it will add to its fleet over the next year-and-a-half as it prepares to “look different” after the coronavirus pandemic.. This site is for entertainment purposes only. Terms apply to the offers listed on this page.

Brazilian carrier GOL Demand for wide-body jets that are most often found on prestigious long-haul international routes is also taking a hit. If it retires too many aircraft, it will not be in a position to spring back when demand returns. These retirements would be conditional upon the return of the 737 MAX to service, which United is still counting on “at some point”.Just like with staffing, United is trying to take a “goldilocks” approach of cutting not too little and not too much. “We’ve been having intense discussions for the better part of a month with our MAX customers over deliveries,” Boeing president and CEO David Calhoun said April 29. © 2020 THE POINTS GUY, LLC. While I certainly hope that does not happen, we now know which cuts will come first.Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home.

All I know is this strategy is insane and will not actually happen. Chicago based United Airlines is considering the retirement its fleet of 16 Boeing 767-400ER aircraft according to an internal memo at the airline. Traffic in North America declined by nearly 50% year-over-year.Fewer flyers means airlines will not need as many planes, especially new ones. Depending on when regulators re-certify the grounded jet, the airline could take delivery of 16 aircraft this year and 24 next.In addition, United will take delivery of eight Boeing 787-9s this year and eight 787-10s in 2021 that were already in production when the pandemic hit.Airlines around the world face the stark reality that air travel will be significantly diminished for the foreseeable future. But if it does not cut if the situation warrants, it will simply lose money on idle aircraft.“We need to be in a position … where we can be the airline that quickly ramps back our capacity back up from 50 percent to 100 percent. COdbaUA has really done a nice job investing money into upgrading these birds.Surprised they would ditch the small regional jets first, since that might be the only plane they can fill. Responses have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by the bank advertiser. The numbers for Alaska, American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest and United do not include potential regional jet retirements in offing. I’d hate to lose the direct 757 service from DEN to every Hawaiian airport and only be left with HNL or connections via SFO I’m going to miss those 767’s. It is not the bank advertiser’s responsibility to ensure all posts and/or questions are answered.Many of the credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation.

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Boeing will Delayed or cancelled deliveries, however, do not mean airlines are holding on to all of their old aircraft. United Airlines has been reported to be potentially following in the footsteps of its rival American Airlines in retiring some portions of its fleet. This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. If the 50 seaters go…ADIOS to service to well over 100 cities.What kind of CEO says there will be smiles all around when over 5,000 pilots would lose jobs and over 100 cities would lose service…still hard to comprehend.Live and Let's Fly is owned by Award Expert, LLC. I would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions.

I’ll take a CRJ-200 over no service at all…If demand did not recover, United would next retire its fleet of Boeing 757s. United has also recently upgrade the interior of those aircraft as well.

These retirements would be conditional upon the return of the 737 MAX to service, which United is still counting on “at some point”.

From a passenger perspective, they are the most comfortable in the fleet at this point.

Many 767-300s have just completed a “That’s not an easy decision to make because the 767s in particular have been a great airplane.”If more retirements were necessary, United would retire its fleet of narrowbody Airbus aircraft, including A319s and A320s. The airline is one of two airlines operating the fleet type.

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