Originally Posted by
fozz
It was the 73G that wasn't profitable, not the 738. The 738 wasn't used due to some ETOPS related issues. *shrug*
73G would have had to sell to 120% or something like that, IIRC. 738 wasn't so much ETOPS as it was range in general. I remember Scott saying something about needing an airplane that could fly the mission every time, and the 738 didn't fit that statement, which is why they had to wait for the 73E.