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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 8:17 pm
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pitz
 
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Originally Posted by ChrisA330
Maybe you need to check again. 37 787s on firm order. 30 767s in the fleet.

The new management has made it quite clear that they intend to grow AC, not shrink it.
Many of the A320s will be 30-years-old by the time some of those later 787's come on. The 787 is an ideal A320 replacement on a number of domestic routes.

The "new management" has to figure out how to make money before they go too deep into expansion.

Choosing a random mid-week depart/return (Oct 13/27) YYZ-BOM, I'm seeing $1,319 as the lowest on Expedia. Same dates YVR-SYD (which is an identical distance) the lowest is $1,250.
At $1250 or $1319 return, they may as well just park the airplanes and shut down because they're not making money on those routes.
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