Originally Posted by
UAL T38 Phlyer
Told to me, fourth and fifth-hand:
1. 787 burns gas like a 757, but carries pax like a 777 (or 767-400).
Good.
2. 787 dispatch reliability: 40% of flights go out 30 or minutes late for mx.
Bad.
I'm assuming based on fourth or fifth hand you don't know if those are factual or not. Didn't you know...80% of all statistics are made up? In all seriousness I think the 78 is going much better now, but it did have its growing pains initially...like every new jet.