JB 190's

[RiddleEagle18]

jetblue starting the process of getting rid of the 190's???

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/20/us-embraer-curado-idUSTRE75J16N20110620

atleast stopping deliveries maybe?

 

[Otto77]

jetblue starting the process of getting rid of the 190's???

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/20/us-embraer-curado-idUSTRE75J16N20110620

atleast stopping deliveries maybe?

wonder if this is in anticipation of an Airbus Announcement soon for 321s or 319s? Or maybe to bargain with Embraer?

 

[BeachBummer]

The 100 seat jet has it's place. The problem with the 190 is the 190. Embrear refuses to or doesn't acnowledge the problems that this plane has. If you had a launch customer return all of your product... what does that say about your company? I have "heard" that we have taken Embrear to the ring with this and given them the ultimatum. Fix them, or take em back.

FWIW

 

[n757st]

wonder if this is in anticipation of an Airbus Announcement soon for 321s or 319s? Or maybe to bargain with Embraer?

Yep..........

 

[johnsonrod]

I bet Neelman would buy your E190s (at a big discount) for his Azul operation in Brazil. At least he could get some good customer service down the road in country if needed...

 

[Otto77]

Interesting quote from Dave during the new airbus order

"The E190 is performing very well as our new, shorter-haul market aircraft, often serving to build the demand in the market for eventual up-gauge to our A320," Mr. Barger said. "We are now at the point where the balance between frequency and capacity is tipping in favor of capacity, and we are exercising our most strategic asset—our order book—to better match capacity with growing network demand."

 

[Cheeta]

Interesting quote from Dave during the new airbus order

"The E190 is performing very well as our new, shorter-haul market aircraft, often serving to build the demand in the market for eventual up-gauge to our A320," Mr. Barger said. "We are now at the point where the balance between frequency and capacity is tipping in favor of capacity, and we are exercising our most strategic asset—our order book—to better match capacity with growing network demand."

Yes but at what cost? A 98% dispatch rate is costing about 20% more than it should.

 

[Otto77]

Yes but at what cost? A 98% dispatch rate is costing about 20% more than it should.

I agree..just an interesting spin he is putting on things. Sounds nice in public, but behind the scenes and in actions it seems JB is trying to cap and end the fleet.

 

[B6Busdriver]

Interesting that management says the 190 will be capped at 75 OR SO. OR SO? Hmmm, like maybe 50 or 60 or even less...or so.