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Etihad Drops Five Boeing 777-200LRs Amid Fleet Renewal

In the wake of Etihad Airways’ decision in 2017 to cease a number of routes to the United States, the carrier plans to phase out five Boeing 777-200LR jets from its fleet, according to a spokesperson. It has not been confirmed what Etihad plans to do with the 777-200LRs, but it is possible that the carrier may simply sell the extraneous jets.

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edgewood49 February 8, 2018

Now there's another outstanding buyer of Boeing NOT

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5202flyer February 7, 2018

Maybe UA will pick these up, depending on whether they are any newer than UA's existing 777-200's.

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edgewood49 February 6, 2018

Yoshi212 TI think it's a safe bet DL won't buy from Boeing remember DL's CEO branded Boeing as arms dealers to the Mideast. Just like his former boss who by the by is having a hard time as Amtrak's CEO I am waiting for him to come out and blame the ME3 for his train problems

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Janus777 February 6, 2018

Ryan Boyd must have received his journalism training from Yahoo News... so many worthless click through postings...what a hack.... I should just avoid clicking anything with his name on it... I even tried to find his contact info so I wouldn't have to post this here but guess what? He is a ghost...(and like a ghost he lacks substance)..

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anirudh666 February 6, 2018

Even Air India is giving competition to Etihad. Air India's DEL-SFO service is now daily, with a seasonal BOM-SFO service planned for the summer. All this while Etihad is cutting service to SFO