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Jul 29, 2022, 8:58 am

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Originally Posted by The Lev

Why?

The oldest 77W is less than 20 years old and those aircraft typically have a 30+ year lifespan. The operators have plenty of options available to them for now:

Keep flying your current fleet
Order A350-1000 if you want/need a similar sized replacement with improved economics and passenger comfort
Order 777-9 for delivery later in the decade if you want to moderately upgauge and minimize pilot retraining
Go smaller/more frequent with A350 or B787 if you no longer need the size of the 77W

I think it's been proven that customers care a lot about schedule and frequency.

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