Originally Posted by
Sliceback
787-8 is the same size as the 767-300. 1:1 swap if they want.
A320NEO published max range is the same distance as LHR-ORD, before headwinds are considered. That would be a very tough city pair, especially in the winter, for the A321NEO.
No talk of 767 growth. Some crew bases, like perhaps DFW and ORD, will go away. That's were the fleet reductions might effective staffing.
Talk is that the easy coast keeps the 767 longer while MIA will be the last. Could change in the next five minutes.
Correct on swap but like someone else said, much higher cost. was in Barcelona the other day. Yet another 787 destination from ORD that I didn't know about. East coast to Europe is major overkill for a 787.
IMO Wrong plane for that mission. Guess that's why our competitors US and foreign mostly fly 767s Or A330s. And unless you haul plenty of cargo underneath, the 777 is even less desirable than the 787. Somehow virgin and Norwegian can make it work but I don't see others going that way. If like you point out the A321NEO has the range, it may become the staple for East coast to Europe...PHL, JFK,
and maybe even CLT. Like Paris to NYC you could have two flights a day from instead of just one. More planes, more crews, less wide bodies, there maybe a trend here.