777-300ER order
12-25-2019, 10:11 AM
#171
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Originally Posted by Sniper66
Possible yes
Another WB fleet questionable though due to expense
Another WB fleet questionable though due to expense
Delta has 10 fleet types and they seem to be doing ok.
12-25-2019, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by O2pilot
There is also an expense to buying a plane that doesn’t fit the mission as effectively as an A-350 would. Those inefficiencies over 25 years would certainly add up and possible be more expensive than just having a separate fleet type, which is why we don't just fly one airplane.
Delta has 10 fleet types and they seem to be doing ok.
Delta has 10 fleet types and they seem to be doing ok.
We shall see
I just post my opinion and I can see 777X instead of the 350
12-29-2019, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Sniper66
We shall see
I just post my opinion and I can see 777X instead of the 350
I just post my opinion and I can see 777X instead of the 350
03-28-2020, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave Fitzgerald
Well, on the brighter side, the last -300ER was delivered earlier this week. Brand new plane sitting on the ramp....
03-28-2020, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by CousinEddie
Speaking of parking jets, I was looking at a picture of all the AA jets parked in Tulsa. Here we are going into wind / hail / tornado season and they have all these jets (many 777/787) lined up neatly for weeks in one spot smack in the middle of tornado alley. I’d be a tad nervous about that given the way all of our luck has been going lately.
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