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Old May 28, 2019 | 9:14 am
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Originally Posted by mad_atta
I'd rather they went for an A350 but this was a fairly predictable decision. What will they replace the 773s with in due course, though? Might Airbus have a more realistic look in then?
That's going to be a question as to whether NZ can justify having higher capacity aircraft for AKL-LAX-LHR and to deploy strategically on NZ5/6, 7/8 and elsewhere as required. If it is not 777-8 (9 would be a jump further, but maybe better to justify having the 777-X type on top of a pure 787 long haul fleet), then it will just be 787-10 in a premium heavy configuration.
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