Thread: Used 777-300ER
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Old 09-05-2024 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyPanAm
Not sure United we will get any, but there are numerous routes in United's network that would support a 777-9. Also, new routes that could be opened.
While the company has said repeatedly the 9X is too big for us... get this, I've read elsewhere that it also has less cargo capacity than a 300ER. Sure it has more space for pallets, but apparently the difference between Max ZFW and MTOW is narrower. Despite BA's recent pratfalls, I find it genuinely hard to believe that Boeing would actually handicap one of the 777's biggest selling points. So, I'm hoping someone reading this can confidently deny it. But, if this is true, I can't see us buying any 9Xs unless BA is able to increase the MTOW significantly. Maybe a 777-9.1 someday?
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