Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
Perhaps. But I think it's in OUR best interests as well to come up with a solution that makes the A350/787/777ER workable at United Airlines to the utmost of their capacity. That makes for a more profitable and viable airline long term, which is something WE want WAYYYY more than the CEO of the month wants. HOWEVER, they ARE going to have to pay for it in some way.....
Couldn't agree more. If we refuse to come up with a way that allows the potential of these aircraft to be utilized, then the flying will go someplace else. The massive orders by our international competition speaks for itself. I just read that Singapore Airlines has ordered a long range variant of the A350-900 to serve LAX and JFK direct from SIN. The JFK flight was tried for a while with an A340-600, but was dropped in 2013 because the 4 engine economics were poor. The A350-900 ULR is the aircraft that can make a market like JFK-SIN profitable and sustainable.