Originally Posted by
jamestg
It makes sense the 788 is inefficient*, their configuration is premium heavy and its capacity is roughly the same as a BA A321 but with ~150,000lbs more weight. But it makes sense, for any airline, that this is on LH routes with thin demand.
* for BA
Yes, definitely you are correct.
Originally Posted by
1Aturnleft
The one dimension you've not appeared to take into consideration is cargo capacity. I'd have thought this will also have a bearing on the overall stack ranking.
Otherwise good on you for tacking this on a dull Sunday. It's the sort of thing that plagues my thought process from time time... usually at ungodly hours but ultimately I take more solace in counting sheep which more often than not rectifies the problem.
Didn't consider this at all and now that you mention it I am remembering that one of the reasons BA liked the 77W so much was because of the cargo capacity.
Originally Posted by
flybymonkey
I am thinking ahead of myself here but BA also have the 77X on order, albeit the first are not due until 2026, some rumours suggest capacity wise it is not far from a 747. Considering the First and Club offering has changed, what the seating ratio will be.
Yes, and I am getting the impression that BA aren't quite as ambivalent about F as they suggested a few years ago and certainly not abandoning it like AA claim to be doing.
Remember when BA used to fly 14F 86J planes to JFK and back multiple times a day?
I'd wager as business travel comes back with a vengeance they will be wanting more J and F heavy birds to fly, and the 77X might be able to do just that.