Originally Posted by why fly
Maybe AC figures it cant fill the 777-300's..... That has to be part of the thought process. PS unless AC add more planes to the order or keeps some 340 around they have already used up the extra 777 with the LAX run
I agree that AC would have a hard time filling a -300 on most routes, but presumably they could have bought -200ER's for a lower unit cost than the LR's (although I guess they'd lose out on commonality of engine parts).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but presumably if you're not doing ultra long haul, the operating cost (fuel) of a 200ER should be a lower than a 200LR since you're running the same airframe with a smaller engine. (I'm thinking like gas mileage on a car with a 4 cylinder versus the same car with a V-6).