EasyJet has just placed a large but predictable aircraft order, which will take care of the carrier’s fleet renewal needs for the next decade. While this conditional agreement was first announced a couple of months ago, it has now been finalized, as Airbus is obviously trying to finalize quite a few deals before the end…
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Does this mean that this number includes aircraft that have already been delivered or excludes them? “ this doesn’t account for the A320neos and A321neos that have already been delivered”
I'm not sure I understand the logic here. If a MAX 8's operating cost per seat-km is lower than on the 7 (although the capital cost of an 8 is obviously higher), is the airline foregoing flexibility by being able to sell more seats on a route with higher demand? Moreover, if demand is lower and the focus is on yield, SW could decide not to sell say, 40 seats, to reduce supply and hence increase yield.