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09-28-2019 | 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Hank Kingsley

That's low for the 777, 767 is 12k an hour. Fuel and thrust aren't a problem on the 777LR.

Multiply the numbers by two.

09-28-2019 | 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by sailingfun

There were whispers of good things coming. I posted that on here in early August.

Is this what you were talking about, SF? Is this what the whisperers were talking about? Were you aware of this deal, or were you just hearing that some exciting changes were coming?

09-28-2019 | 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by BigHitterLlama

Sorry for not doing my research but I’m watching a ballet class and wrangling a 3 year old at the same time. Is this addressed by the PIP? Doesn’t that include an increased max gross weight? I thought I remember reading that on here.

Yikes! Sounds like the next event for Tokyo 2020.

I think our last -900 was delivered with "the PIP" which gave it an extra 10K or so increase in takeoff GW. ULR is a separate beast.

09-28-2019 | 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by FL370esq

Yikes! Sounds like the next event for Tokyo 2020.

I think our last -900 was delivered with "the PIP" which gave it an extra 10K or so increase in takeoff GW. ULR is a separate beast.

I hear dad bod is the new gold standard in Olympian’s so you may be right

Thanks - didn’t know if PIP was also applicable in other models.

09-28-2019 | 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip7

I'm guessing due to the relationship between Delta/GOL and AA/LATAM this type of deal needed to be top top secret. If AA got word of what was happening they could have reacted. On the other hand employee rumors about us getting the A220 or A350/A330neo before it happened have little impact on strategic airline partnerships. That's why I believe the 787 is heading to Delta soon. k

Bastion quote from the other day “Well, we certainly have long-term needs for a wide-body aircraft. And as we've been very public, we've looked at whether we're going to continue to expand our A350 fleet or our Boeing fleet. This gives us an opportunity to expand the A350 fleet, which we have a relatively subscale amount of it, 15, today and it's right in line with our expectations.”

Certainly sounds like we are all in with Airbus.

09-28-2019 | 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Xray678

Good points. A350 fleet has now been expanded so Delta no longer has 2 small subfleets of widebodies. Now the big question is, with the retirement of the ER imminent, will Delta continue to go all Airbus? IMO, I don't think they will remain dependent on a single manufacturer for widebodies and a large 787 order will be placed within the next 6 months

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09-28-2019 | 01:18 PM

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I think you’re right with this one. Delta has historically been very good at playing the manufacturers against each other to get the best deal. For that to work, however, we cannot become too dependent on any one producer. For balance, a Boeing order seems necessary in the short to medium term future but what type?

Aside from niche LR routes like SYD, JNB, and BOM network has always seemed to regard the 777 as too big so I doubt we’d order more. The 797 is still basically scribbling on the back of a cocktail napkin at this point, and the 73 has PR problems and has been stretched to an event horizon so I agree the 787 seems the most likely candidate.