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Old May 3, 2010, 8:35 am
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jbcarioca
 
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I'll wager there will be many more ORD and EWR-South America flights. Only the largest Southern Cone routes have service now, and those are not plentiful. Similarly I'd expect to see a number of new European destinations from several hubs.

They'd add much Asian, especially China flights if they had the equipment. My next bet is that they'll try hard to accelerate deliveries of 787 and probably A350 also, assuming that program does not delay. The new Airline is in desperate need to new efficient long range A/C to serve these routes.

Of course they also need new single-aisle a/c. The choices will wait, I'll bet, for the new entrants such as reengined A320 and/or new Boeing.

It's hard to discuss new routes without also discussing the fleet rationalization plans.
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