Originally Posted by
wco81
Yeah but it will take years to replace the 747s?
What are they going to do, replace them with 787s?
Are they buying any A350s?
But those new planes won't be deployed until after the decade?
The current plan is for all 747-400s to be gone before the end of 2018. There are 14 777-300ERs (77Ws) on order that will begin arriving in January and be on line before the 744s are gone. There are five additional 787-9s and 14 -10s on order too. There are also 35 A350s on order, but there is an unsubstantiated rumor that this will be cancelled and another set of 77Ws will be ordered.
United press release.
Last edited by wxguy; Oct 2, 2016 at 2:17 pm