Originally Posted by
moa999
Should also be noted that the remaining 787 deliveries are pretty much matched to 747 retirements, so there isn't much scope for new routes.
To clarify, I was referring to the business case for the next firm order. So not the upcoming deliveries, but what they need in the next round. I understand they're thinking about what those 787s will do. Perth figures in that (and I guess the PR stunt about how well the route is performing fits into that).