Originally Posted by
11atsomto
At least from what I see....most international folk now are coming from Asia and the Indian subcontinent places that need wide bodies. However I think the more fertile land for that crop is in the Pacific time zone, our Eastern time zone soil won't bear as many fruits. In addition due to relations with Russia/war in Ukraine, the polar routes remain closed to US carriers. So NY to Asia is less accessible and not fuel efficient.
The past 20+yrs have been a NYC centric business model, we'll see if they can branch out from that mold. I am not holding my breath. But in general I agree with you that WBs make sense when we're looking at TPAC stuff, particularly from the western half of the US. The XLR will do fine for Europe flying, but the big question is when it will start being delivered and if it has the advertised range.
Originally Posted by
Lincoln Osiris
5 years is a long time now?
We're trying to keep up with your group of whippersnappers 😉