Originally Posted by
Cheddar
Rumor is we have agreed to order more 787-9’s. Those along with the 20(?) -8’s we already have will replace the 767/330 fleets in the coming years. We have 58 787 options left, I would expect a majority of those will be firmed up as orders to replace the 55(?) airplanes currently making up 767/330 fleet. I would guess the -10 will be looked at to replace older 772’s as well based on how well they perform. 100 787’s would be nice and provide a lot of fleet reliability as far as basing/crewing options across the system.
Boeing must have cut a heck of a deal to get us out of the A350 commitment!
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That is the inference I got from Vasu's talk as well. The 787-8 is a slight upgauge on the 767-300. But commonality would be nice, something they (finally) seem keen on.
I get the impression if Parker was doing the orders for both carriers we'd be a 319/320/321 and 787-8/9/10 carrier.