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Old Apr 19, 2017, 12:55 am
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Originally Posted by winnipegrev
Not exactly, Hogg said the narrowbodies would replace some widebody flights. More likely the ancient A330s KA and the few CX operate will be retired, with CX's newer A330s moving over but not fully replacing KA's 1:1.


http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/e...ft-replacement
That's kind of what I mean. KA will become a proper regional airline and even further under the CX umbrella. The new A320s will replace some of their older aircraft AND replace some of CX's regional routes. Hard to see a future for more than a handful of A330s.
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