Originally Posted by Wildmanny

We all keep hearing the same numbers. I'm hearing just south of 100 in each seat on the 757. Flag ops means 20/1 ratio on the 777. Call it atleast 50 in each seat there. No Europe any time soon. MD in HKG? I'll believe it when I see it. Too soon. Boeing sales rep with our account has been directed to approach every customer with orders for the 777F, inquiring on whether they want to sell their slots to us (this guy told me this directly at a dinner party). We will be the launch customer for the P to F conversion and we are currently birddogging tails and operators for the best planes. KAL, JAL, early front runners. Clue, look for the early customers on the 787.

Here's a hot one: There will be some VP who is to be hired from outside the company to do a top down review on the whole shooting match, who will have trump power over PC and all flight ops, although he/she will have an equivalent title. Call it VP for regulatory compliance and operational operability and oversight. Sounds like Congress. It's probably about time for that. We could use a culture change IMHO. The seriousness of the situation is...serious!

FWIW boys, it is going to be interesting!

WM

P.S.--I might be completely full of $hiiite, but something's brewing.