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Old Oct 19, 2017, 8:02 pm
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fly18725
 
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Originally Posted by DA201
Apparently, the planes would replace the oldest 763s and be in the fleet until UA receives enough 797s in the late 2020s. UA would then sell the planes to cargo airlines, who are buying every 767 available right now. Honestly, a 767 with slightly better wings/engine would be great in today's fuel environment.
The cargo conversion effectively eliminates residual value risk and makes this idea a lot more interesting. I doubt there would be many changes to the 767: that adds billions of dollars of cost and years of engineering. Getting airplanes fast and cheap would be a requirement.

One benefit of the 767 I just thought about is airport infrastructure as it can fit in more gates than newer, larger aircraft.
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