Originally Posted by
phkc070408
Also to consider is that since the 763s are about finished, they could sub in on 772 routes over the winter that have lower demand, enabling more 772 mod lines.
Including the two in mod, there are five UA 763s plus the four used ex-HA birds still to be done. Whether the HA birds go to HKG for mod I don’t know. But including them and the two currently in mod there are still nine to go.
There will have to be additional mod lines for the 772s, because at an 8 week turnaround each line can only do 6-7 retrofits per year, or with a 6 week turnaround it’s 8-9. With the 787-10 new deliveries and the final 77W there should be more coverage to enable more 772s to be retrofitted simultaneously.