Originally Posted by
skypest
True comment. UAL currently has 113 wide bodies while CAL has 46. Looking forward at "firm" orders for each - CAL has 25 787's and 5 777's in its future while UAL has 25 787's and 25 A350's in its. I don't know of any options for CAL while UAL has an additional 50 787's and an additional 50 A350's booked as options. If the future holds a LCC/AWA type list integration - then expect the number of wide bodies to control how the top the the lists are integrated.
CAL has 25 options for the 787. CAL starts getting 777 this year and 787 next year, if Boeing gets it built.
When do UAL firm orders start arriving? Are they replacing older wide body aircraft with them, like the 747 and maybe some older 767?
Look for the Airbus orders to probably get cancelled if this merger happens.