Originally Posted by FWAAA

Here's the information from the source, not filtered thru Ted Reed:



http://leehamnews.com/2015/04/27/pon...7s-not-hardly/

I'm skeptical that there's any basis in reality for Leeham's "market intelligence" that says Boeing was unable to build several additional 787-8s in 2016 instead of several 787-9s. Maybe Scott Hamilton's rumours are correct, but I doubt it.

That said, if AA is ordering more of the small 787-8s, that's sad news. It's a higher-CASM airplane than the 787-9, and AA doesn't need any more headwinds on costs.