I wonder: does publishing a 7-month delay allow the company to redeploy aircraft to other routes? Lots of 777 and 787s not being used to China. ie, could a 777 or 787 take over a 767 route, then the 767 does a 757, 757 takes a 737/Bus, etc?

I wondered if a long-term delay allows them to plan that way, either from a company cost-tradeoff analysis, or if the contract has some provision that would prohibit it for short-term.

Or: do you think they’ll explore new markets, or double-down on existing ones?

I hope they are coming up with some kind of plan to use the big jets. Otherwise: profit-sharing will suck next year, and hiring and vacancy bids will suck this year.