Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
If you look at the original delivery dates of NWA's 787's and the CSAM, it is ever apparent that they were 400 replacements. There arrivals coincide with 400 checks that get quite expensive.
the original plan was for the 787 to replace the 400s and the 400s to replace the 200s. but there would be more 787s in the long run.