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Still TBD on whether 6441 is a write-off... continued delays from A+B (neither 7M10 nor A321XLR are real 767 replacement, but regardless they aren't likely to be in service for a year or longer) and what will likely be a competitve TATL schedule next summer might create an economic justification to do the repair.
Pre-pandemic United invested a fair amount in life extension programs for the 767 fleet, and if the thought is the aircraft can fly reliably for another 2-3 years, we might see it back in service. I'm still not terribly optimistic, but more than I was a few weeks ago.