Originally Posted by
Adam Smith
It's possible. When AC put out their fleet plan at Q1 results (early May), they were planning to retire all of the mainline 763s this year. As of their Q2 results (end of July), they had one leaving the fleet this year, and the other five in 2020. So yes, it's possible we could see a 763 operating YYC-NRT in the summer.
It's also likely that the MAX fiasco contributed to the change in timing, and that if the MAXes come back sooner, the 763s might disappear earlier.
What was/is the plan to replace it with when it retires? 788? For the YYC-NRT route specifically.