Originally Posted by
flyallnite
I read where UAL just converted 10 firm 787's to 10 777-300ER's, for delivery in 2016. I thought the reason we didn't get 777's was due to Boeing's inability to deliver them? I guess that wasn't the reason!
We didnt' get the 787 because of the inablity to deliver in the time we needed. Boeing actually offered more 777s as a "stopgap" until we could get 787s.