Allegiant getting A319 type

[Chronic Jetlag]

http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=13833

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/photo-release-allegiant-introduce-airbus-040000500.html

Speculate away...

 

[i fly boxes]

I speculate the eventual tie up of spirit and allegiant. It would allow spirit to grow faster. Not sure what the scope clause at spirit is, I assume it's solid. They are very different low cost carriers though and the aircraft utilization at spirit is way way higher than that of allegiant so maybe not.

 

[johnsonrod]

Great news! The only surprise for me is the A319 selection vs A320/21. I realize the ordering is probably not finished, but wouldn't you expect more seats given the low-price/high-volume vacation-package model? Probably aircraft availability on the market... The performance of the A320/21 is probably still better than what the MD83 can do. Certainly the A319 offers good performance and range...

Did the articles mention start date for the A319s?

 

[Vegaspilot99]

Company slide show says first aircraft here Q4 2012 and 2 in service by Q2 2013. 9 319s by end of 2013. 6 more I believe in 2014 and the remaining 4 by mid 2015. All growth...keeping 56 MDs.

 

[johnsonrod]

Company slide show says first aircraft here Q4 2012 and 2 in service by Q2 2013. 9 319s by end of 2013. 6 more I believe in 2014 and the remaining 4 by mid 2015. All growth...keeping 56 MDs.[/QUOTE]

Excellent!

 

[reepicheep]

319's are too small for the mainstream airline industry and the market for them is depressed....Allegiant can cram 150 seats into the thing, plug it into an existing MD-80 schedule, and the fuel savings alone will make the lease payment.

 

[airplane wizard]

Which junk yard are they getting them from?

 

[Dix-Bag]

One in the Phillipines and one in England.

 

[Grey Ghost]

Just gotta sign the card, now!

 

[Mad Dog 80]

Will new hires go into the A319? How senior is FLL?