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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 3:21 pm
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Originally Posted by davidviolin
I think they should scrap their A351 orders and use 779x as replacement for 744.
Why? What's the upside for UA or its passengers?

UA doesn't have any ULH that need the 8X, nor any good prospects for starting ULH.

The 9X improves CASM a bit, but it's a big plane to fill from a multi-hub network and we don't know what the A351 cancellation terms are.
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