Originally Posted by
JimInOhio
I know there's talk about AA and DL wanting something much different than a full 350 flights/week agreement but why would UA want that? By all accounts, they barely have enough widebody aircraft and crews to fly the current global schedule. Also, Russian airspace resctrictions might neccesitate additional frames and crews for flights from the US over the historical needs, especially those not to/from the West Coast.
Maybe not during the summer right now, but once the summer ends and all that seasonal Europe flying gets drawn down, lots of widebodies to go around + lots of 787s getting delivered starting soon(?)