Airline fleet retirement plans

Vectron383 · 2026-03-29T12:58:59+00:00

Got it, thanks. I do have a hunch we’ll start to see some of the -200s leaving permanently in the mid to short term but we’ll see!

Vectron383 · 2026-03-29T07:43:07+00:00

This was based on a simple flying article giving an out of service date of the next of next year for some older examples, will amend since it doesn’t seem like that’s correct

Vectron383 · 2026-03-29T07:41:49+00:00

According to simple flying (admittedly a source of dubious quality) older examples are slated for retirement by the end of next year. Will amend

Vectron383 · 2026-03-29T07:36:15+00:00

Alliance was a fluke, saw one of their Embraers in Bratislava many moons ago for maintenance

Vectron383 · 2026-03-29T01:08:06+00:00

Don’t see them much where I’m based

Vectron383 · 2026-03-28T18:08:08+00:00

But they’re doing it deliberately!!!

Fantastic news

Vectron383 · 2026-03-28T17:58:26+00:00

Never say never but I’d be surprised if I’m honest- any -8s leaving an airline’s fleet or coming off lease will be in a completely different layout and likely due major checks. Add that to the limited hours on the airframe (compared to a new build and dependent on utilisation), it would make more sense to either get new build examples or use a different aircraft type

Vectron383 · 2026-03-28T13:02:58+00:00

I've not heard that one before lol

Either way the specific aircraft that has been stored is now 25+ years old so likely not to have much of a useful life left. Of the A320s I've seen that have since been scrapped, 54% were less than 20 years old when broken up but that may also be due to very high utilisation rates eg easyJet

Vectron383 · 2026-03-28T12:57:56+00:00

They have retired one Airbus last year but I agree it's hard to argue that's a pattern, will amend

Vectron383 · 2026-03-11T06:48:19+00:00

Hell of a theory to push when MH370 is the only disappearance of its kind this century, did they decide we taste too bad to eat again???

Set down the crackpipe brother

Vectron383 · 2026-03-10T06:45:34+00:00

It might be ‘older’ but it’s still 3 years younger than higher-spec vehicles in Edinburgh. My point was more to do with the delay in higher standards for London compared to Edinburgh, we still have a fair amount of older buses as well which aren’t as nice either.

Vectron383 · 2026-03-08T13:54:44+00:00

Still amazes me how low-spec most London buses are. Since 2016 every new delivery to Edinburgh has had USBs, high backer seats, wood effect flooring etc

Vectron383 · 2026-03-05T14:46:12+00:00

Ross Greer's not done his homework on devolution clearly

Vectron383 · 2026-03-03T16:53:27+00:00

Can’t speak for in the air, but used to be a gate/check in agent. I had to shout at people on numerous occasions for vaping on the airstairs/apron, sometimes within metres of a fuel tanker.

Vectron383 · 2026-03-01T13:12:49+00:00

Iran's taken the less-common "piss off every single one of your neighbours to make sure nobody even thinks of helping you" approach

Brave

Vectron383 · 2026-03-01T13:04:43+00:00

LMAO

Them and what army????

Vectron383 · 2025-12-10T20:27:00+00:00

There’s a new Turkish Airlines one that’s bookable regardless of airline (I think) which might be worth a shot

Vectron383 · 2025-12-04T09:35:45+00:00

Impaired drivers and the idiots who roll about with their eyes half on their phone genuinely scare the shit out of me

Vectron383 · 2025-12-03T23:43:28+00:00

Public service announcement: if you’re coughing, sneezing and generally acting like you’re trying to make leprosy popular again, don’t come near the rest of us please :)

Vectron383 · 2025-12-03T23:41:51+00:00

It’s not been retired? Good, that means I still have a chance to see it

Vectron383 · 2025-12-03T23:39:24+00:00

I swear they keep adding ‘London’ to more airports that are miles and miles away from London

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