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Old Jan 10, 2026 | 5:44 pm
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Originally Posted by whitesock
It's all conjecture, but seems like the best candidates for the next announcement (now that CDG is daily) are the second LHR, ORD, and SFO. So it is still unlikely that SFO would go A350 in the next 11 months for the OP's question.

I also believe that SFO load factors are down/haven't recovered post-pandemic as well as other hubs (not a JL specific observation).
The second LHR is currently a 787-8. And while it often books out, I am not sure it is candidate to jump to A35K capacity. When the first two A35K came in, or or rather was planned to come in, JL41/42 was briefly scheduled to become 77W. But I think apart from a few flights in the expat going home for Christmas period it went back to the 787-8 when the schedule was readjusted for the delivery delays.
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