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Old Dec 9, 2021 | 10:35 am
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Originally Posted by JimInOhio
Not until they get those PW 772s back in the air.
777s are more profitable flying international than domestic/HI. I’d guess that if the demand is there and borders are open for international travel, the lieflat 772s will be put back to international use primarily. They can always make up the domestic capacity with more narrowbody flights as demand warrants.

Originally Posted by PsiFighter37
American announced that they are going to cut back on international flying due to delays receiving Dreamliners from Boeing. Do people think UA could be better-positioned to take a larger share of market share permanently as a result? It seems like AA is going to have to cede a number of European leisure markets next summer, which UA has been very aggressive on.
Skeptical part of me wonders how much of this this announcement is more to put pressure on Boeing/help AA in negotiations over comp. I’m sure there’s more follow up to this announcement at some point.
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