Originally Posted by
chrisreedrules
I guess agree to disagree then. I don’t see it as a threat. You can fly an inefficient old widebody JFK-LHR that isn’t at capacity but can carry a bunch of cargo and it will make money… Vs 2x XLRs or MAX that are full but can’t carry cargo and you can’t.
That being said, the high efficiency narrowbodies do have a special (and potentially lucrative) niche. Trans-Atlantic flight to LHR and CDG ain’t it.
You're talking past their point. The question is why negotiate protections for supersonic when arguably XLR is a closer threat. Not necessarily that the threat rises to the level of dumping this TA.