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Old Oct 13, 2016 | 2:06 pm
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Madone59
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Originally Posted by 3ur0tr45h
Only 114 people on that flight...what's the break-even point on a 787-8? Surely a plane that lightly loaded is flying at a loss.
I was just thinking that exact same thing! Yesterday I read a article about a UA 777 being clipped by a A330 at EWR. The Article noted that the UA flight had come in from PEK and 150 passengers and 15 crew - I thought geez that is a light load.
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