Originally Posted by
OpieTaylor
Does CLT do anything with 777 that a 330 Neo can’t do cheaper, seems like to be adventurous you use 777-200 and if it fails you just retire them. American Next.
If you can’t explore a market with a 20 year old airplane depreciated to 0 you just need to quit.
S80's were $1500/month to lease yet they still parked them. Sometimes it's not about the indirect costs, it's more the direct operating costs that dictate economics of a potential city-pair.
I'd imagine they plan to use the XLR to start routes first vs a wide body gulping fuel.