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Old 03-02-2019 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Itsajob
It’s interesting how many times this is going to get kicked down the road considering that the 350 was a package deal with Airbus for the airframes and Rolls-Royce for the engines. I would have thought that one of them would have told United to take delivery by now. My guess is that in 2026 the A350 will still be in question and the company will still be looking for a 767 replacement while complaining about the backlog of orders making future delivery years away. At least the inconsistency is consistent.
It cost only about 10,000 dollars to lock in a widebody delivery position. It’s a firm order on paper but very little financial damage to back out.
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