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Danger Close
Almost hard to wrap my head around those numbers. Where will the expansion happen? I wonder what DL & AA's answer to this strategy is.
RJ flying is coming back to mainline and more direct flights to secondary Chinese destinations is where United will grow
Parking 22 744s at 2018
Receiving
65 new 737-7s
100 737 max 2018 -21
25 737-9 from now till end 2017
14 777-3 2016-17
12 more 787-9 from now to 2018
42 used Airbus 2016-18
35 A350 2018-2020
732-22 retirements = 710 plus 281 deliveries used and new the next 4-5 years IS 991 aircraft flying x 16.5 pilots per plane average
16,350 pilots per my math add vacation coverage and I guess 15 percent reserve
WE SHALL SEE either way a good growth and let's hope it stays that way