"Capt.Doug" wrote in message ...
"Larry Dighera" wrote in message I would guess that much of the
inefficient airline fleet would not be
competitive in tomorrow's airline industry, and should be relegated to
the junkyards. How else will tomorrows airlines be able to be
competitive?

Here's a question. Will replacing a $3mil medium by-pass jet with a $28mil
high bypass jet save money? Lower mortgage apyment of lower fuel bill, which
is better?

D. (answer to follow)



Doesn't everyone lease the planes (or powerplants) these days, or at least have some sort of power by the hour
performance based logistics maintenance program these days?