Originally Posted by Reese

Gates 556-558, 3 gates. Used to be 4 gates on that row. They had to get rid of the fourth and re-paint to make spots wide enough for 777 wingspans.

Any plane with a wingspan greater than 180ft would probably cause major issues for ramp.

just think, if there are 57 MD11s, and you want to replace them with something that has a 212ft wingspan, you’ll lose 15 parking spots. In addition to that, there are potential depth issues and problems with tails hanging over lines as well.

even taxi lanes pose an issue with a 212ft span. Can’t use gates on Southeast ramp, northeast ramp. East ramp due to taxi lane width. And Taxi lanes 700/800/900 and Democrat ramp might be a stretch too.

767-400, ie, 767XF, is same length as MD11, same wingspan. Same payload capability as the MD11. Just can’t fly 10+ hours but can still do trans-Atlantic with a full payload. Same type as the 767-300F. Fleet commonality.

Guess we’ll wait and see if Boeing will do it. Time will tell, interesting dilemma for the company.