Originally Posted by
CloudsBelow
fuel hog?? the drama.
What insight.
Label a frame a fuel hog that, currently, there is no replacement in service and it's a frame that closed down a competing aircraft in the last 5 years.
Is PE on the 77L confirmed? Or is that a huge assumption?
There hasn't been any confirmation of PO on the 77L. My speculation remains that they will try to stretch the 77L airframes out to their next D check, then sell them off if the 789 is already in the fleet. Hopefully we see two daily directs to Aus with 789s, as I can't stand doing the LAX or SYD shuffle to get to MEL.
Despite its impressive range and economics, the 77L/77F program certainly seems optimized to the freighter role, based solely on the number delivered in each configuration.