Originally Posted by
CANEWT
Options are not orders. This is an order for 100 787's. Not more and maybe less since there is always an out clause in the deal. The "options" are just that and can disapear in less time than it tool to make the announcement. I am happy we are getting some new jets, and good press is never bad. That said, our "historic" annoucement seems to relate to ego.
Well 100 787s to replace 54 767s is good in my books. I’ll take it. 777s will start retiring in 2030 and Kirby said we’d push off the decision on what to replace those with for a few years. They said the extra planes would be to add a bunch of new international routes from ALL the 7 hubs.