Originally Posted by
Lights_a_blur
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.
Agreed .... Due to the very few >6,500nm routes that can command the demand and yield required to justify ULH costs. You buy an LR when you have busy ULH routes and have no intention of making tech stops or leaving anything/anyone behind. It's a niche aircraft, However ...
The engines on the 777LR were the most efficient engines on the planet before the Dreamliner came along. Hard to imagine the insight some must have to label that kind of performance a "fuel hog" ... But, here we are