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Old 06-02-2013, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Ottopilot View Post
With 150 on order.
100 of those for the UAL side 50 for the CAL side according to the Merger Agreement signed by both MECs.
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Old 06-03-2013, 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Lerxst View Post
until the next technological leap with the 777X in the early 2020's.
Amen to that. Let Emirates, Qatar, or whomever launch it, as long as United gets it too.
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Old 06-03-2013, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by APC225 View Post
"Most of the world’s international airlines don’t want large quadjets, or only want token numbers, and Japan is no exception,” said Richard Aboulafia, a vice president of Teal Group, a Fairfax, Virginia-based consultant. “Smaller long-range jets permit more direct city pair flights. Airline passengers will pay a premium to avoid flying through a hub.”"

Japan Carriers Resume Dreamliner Flights as Jumbo 747 Era Ends - Bloomberg
Mr Aboulafia must not be counting the worlds largest Airline, Emirates and few other decent companies taking new A380s or B747-8a, Quantas, Luftansa, BA ect.
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