Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
How many used 757s has EK been picking up, since this is such an obvious market for them?
(ME carriers that have a superhub are considerably different than USA carriers that don't.)
And how many markets in Asia, Africa, and Europe are there that EK/QR/EY would like to fly to from their bases, where a 333 or 777 is too much capacity? Moreover, why would they want a second-hand aircraft whose production line was shut down a decade ago? In fact, most of their current widebody fleet is younger than that.