Originally Posted by
MasterOfPuppets
I would guess Quayle isn’t going to tip his hand until deliveries are assured.
supposedly 24 of the next 26 are being delivered with a high first class layout and low economy. So my guess is that they will replace the 767s in the same configuration and probably the 777s flying to high priced destinations (HND/LHR/ZRH/GVA/TLV/SIN)
then those planes will backfill be retired or fly somewhere new. The oldest 767s hit their HMVs next spring……that’s 20 frames.
This was my theory. We have retired 3 of the older Pratt 777’s with the intent of them being parts birds. The (Pratt) fleet of triples is literally cannibalizing itself now. However the 787 will never be able to do what it can do in terms of pax and cargo.
The 350 on the other hand? I have heard rumors that mgmt is now saying they’ve waited out the Rolls Royce contract (that has kept us on the hook) so long, it has now become economically advantageous in the current environment.