Originally Posted by
Excargodog
Yeah but…
in the time it takes to get the remaining 136 aircraft AND the 767s and 777s get parked (and who knows how long that will be) United will ALSO still be retiring ~55 pilots a month. That alone is some non trivial movement.
Thos 757s/767s/777s aren’t going to fly forever…. Some of those 787s will be growth in gauge and replacements with 756 flying shrink. Those 756 senior daddies and mommas will eventually retire or displace over to a different WB seat when that time comes…