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Old Aug 20, 2024 | 8:56 pm
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Originally Posted by AirbusFan2B
I think it’s a function of UA deciding all ORD-based WBs be 787s (even tho LHR gets the 767 rotated in from somewhere.) And I believe there have been 787 route expansions out of Chicago to BCN, GRU, TLV, you name it. That’s quite a few Dreamliner routes to Europe, Asia, Hawaii, South America, plus it seems like ORD-SFO needs several Dreamliners on certain days. I can see why it’s creating 787 scarcity in other hubs.
ORD serves a greater variety of long haul markets and that suits the 787 fleet better than the 777 fleet. On the question of fuel efficiency, it’s not the point to point distance that matters as much as the number of hours the a/c is utilized in the average day.
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