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Feb 27, 2026 | 10:47 pm

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FlyerBeek

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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37

I think that UA would be well-suited to un-densify and turn the 788 fleet into the successor to the high-J 763s on EWR-LHR once those head out to pasture (scrap).

I wouldn't be surprised if that's exactly what happens heading into the 2030s when the 763s are retired and the 788s receive a Polaris 2.0 upgrade. Lower deck pallet capacity is very similar between both aircraft. I could certainly envision the 788s transitioning to a high-J configuration given the already small sub-fleet size of this variant.

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