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Sep 25, 2008 | 4:50 am

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Originally Posted by supermasterphil

Well, if CO would have been smart, they would have bought the A300-600 at some point. ...

Ummm... They did.

Well, A300-200, but same difference. The range advantage of a -600 was only about 200mi. And at 3,600nm still less than that of even a 752. Now how would that now-antiquated aircraft be a better tool for CO's missions than say a 764?