Originally Posted by
minnyfly
Public statements are possibly the most unreliable pieces of information.
Longboater is making stuff up. Saying things like the 788 has ideally too much range for certain missions and the A330NEO is the same size as the 789 (the A339 that DL ordered is not, only the A338 is) shows a lack of even outsider knowledge. Both are categorically false statements.
You seem mistaken on the size of the A339, as it is most certainly in the same capacity class as the 789. There are people making things up on this thread, just not Longboater.