Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The 767 line is alive and well. They have over 100 orders still on the books for both passenger and freighters.
Ain't that the truth, the 767 with the GEnx would fly circles around the 787 with the exception of being unable to do the ULR missions.
If you think up to 9000 lbs is significant between the A321 and the 737-900ER, try 40,000 between the bantam 767-300ER and the porky 787-8.
On typical DAL missions the 787 would burn the same as the existing ER, carry fewer people and have significantly higher capital expenses, that's why we're redoing the ER interiors with the 777/765 cabin.
A number of 737-900 to tie us over, plus 20 717s thrown in
as a signing bonus and I can see this is a
good deal for the company...
Cheers
George