Originally Posted by
C11DCA
We are supposed to start getting the 787-10 next year, beyond that I think we will defer additional widebodies for 3-5 years. Heck we might even delay those. Then we start to replace the 767's and earlier 777's. If you plan a 25-30 year service life, you can see the replacement potential needed.
And this isn't even factoring in whatever MOM airplane Boeing or Airbus will introduce that would replace the 757/767.
But we aren't going to grow by 53 widebodies. I would be shocked if we grew by 15.
Just one opinion of course.
We have a supppsed RR contract that needs to be satisfied with the 35 A350's... the 787-10 uses Rolls Royce engines. Just sayin...
Turn the 350 orders into 321 NEOS, use the 787-8's (and add a few), there's your 756 replacement plus the A350/RR situation is satisfied and the airframes are replaced with 787-10's.
So we'll probably announce an order for 250 76 seat RJs and more code share agreements.