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Old Dec 6, 2019 | 6:40 am
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Originally Posted by jsloan
UA has said a lot of things. I seem to remember the 787 being targeted for O'Hare; SFO-HKG was expected to be permanently on a 77W; etc.

I hope you're right, but I don't really understand the business case for the XLR model for relatively short flights. UA has a history of stretching aircraft beyond their published limits.
What aircraft would be better for ORD-EDI (and similar)? They don’t have one of the proper size which can fly year-round.
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