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Old Dec 3, 2019 | 4:38 pm
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Originally Posted by EWR764
With 2024-beyond deliveries, it's fair to assume that these are the longhaul 757 replacement. The 321XLR can cover all of the 757 missions in the system, save for LIH/KOA-DEN, so it will be interesting to see what happens there.

Big win for Airbus, and I'm curious to see if this has any impact on the A359 orders.
It was IMO the only logical replacement for the 752s anyway. 2024 is still a long time away, hopefully UA can keep them flying till then
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