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Jul 30, 2008 | 9:10 am

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Originally Posted by AirBrit

Well, look on the bright side. The 767s, which are the workhorse of the CO int'l fleet, aren't getting the new seats. The current biz-first seat (which will remain on the 767) is light years behind AA NGBC. So I don't think that AA should kick themselves too much.

That said, one thing that surprises me is that AA hasn't started converting 757s like other carriers (DL and CO) have done. Would international 757s bring in more profit than ones that operated domestically?

-AirBrit

I wouldn't be too sanguine about the B767s. CO is going to take delivery of the B787s, chances are that this new equipment will replace the B767s on international routes. I suspect that the B767s will either be retired or deployed on domestic routes.