Aircraft Purchases/Retirements
This question will come up as the 20 Oct conference call occurs. What are the scheduled deliveries/retirements for '04, '05 & '06. The source of this is the SWAPA website. This shows that SWA expects to purchase more non-RJ aircraft over the next 3 years than all other carriers combined. We are fortunate & wish other carriers will continue to rebound.
Here goes:
Nov '03 -- 2 '700's on board
Dec '03 -- 2 '700's on board 1 '200 retirement
total at end of '03 -- 387 aircraft
'04
Delivery700's Retirement200's Total
Delivery
Dates Net Actual Planned
JAN 2 -1 388
FEB 1 -2 387
MAR 2 389
APR 6 -2 393
MAY 2 -1 394
JUN 8 -2 400
JUL 4 -2 402
AUG 2 -1 403
SEP 4 -1 406
OCT 5 -2 409
NOV 3 -1 411
DEC 3 -2 412
42 -17 25
188 (700) 5 412 (Total)
'
'05
700's Retirement200's Total
Delivery Dates Net Actual Planned
JAN 3 -5 410
FEB 3 413
MAR 3 416
APR 3 419
MAY 3 422
JUN 3 425
JUL 3 428
AUG 3 431
SEP 3 434
OCT 3 437
NOV 2 439
DEC 2 441
34 -5 29
29
222 441
441
700's
Delivery Dates Net Actual
JAN 4
FEB 4
MAR 3
APR 3
MAY 3
JUN 3
JUL 3
AUG 3
SEP 3
OCT 3
NOV 3
DEC 3
38
260 (700 only) 479 (all aircraft)
FIRM OPT Net Total
2006 22 16 38 479
2007 25 9 34 513
2008 6 25 31 544
2009-12 177 177 721
I have not compared this against the last quarter's 10K listing but I think this listing is pretty accurate for the next 3 years at least. I would expect aircraft to be accelerated to earlier months as has been done in the past & a new city to be announced. My prediction is a hub of one of the major airlines will find a new neighbor there in the next 6 months. My unedcuated guess is PIT, MEM, or MSP. Hope to see the poolies here soon!!! Hang in there.
