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Old May 2, 2019, 7:09 am
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Originally Posted by spin88
But having gotten the 77W, UA does not really need the A350, let alone the A350-10, until it starts to retire the 772s. That is 3-4 years from now at the earliest, and probably in reality further away than that absent a spike in fuel prices. My guess is that the 772 will be in the fleet for 7 year minimum once the seats are retrofitted in J to Polaris.
Wasn't this the whole point of switching to the 350-10 order to the 350-9 and pushing the A350-9 deliveries out to 2022-2027?
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