S sfb Veteran Joined Aug 21, 2002 Messages 771 Reaction score 1 Aug 19, 2005 #31 USA320Pilot said: One of Southwest’s greatest strengths is fleet commonality and the Airbus A319, A320, and A321 permits an airline to schedule the fleet to match supply with capacity better than any other narrowbody operation. Click to expand... Arguably, Continental does even better in this respect with its 737-500, -300/700, -800, and -900 fleet. The somewhat underpowered A321 certainly is not the best choice for operating from PHX and LAS during the hot summer months.
USA320Pilot said: One of Southwest’s greatest strengths is fleet commonality and the Airbus A319, A320, and A321 permits an airline to schedule the fleet to match supply with capacity better than any other narrowbody operation. Click to expand... Arguably, Continental does even better in this respect with its 737-500, -300/700, -800, and -900 fleet. The somewhat underpowered A321 certainly is not the best choice for operating from PHX and LAS during the hot summer months.
