Originally Posted by J.Edward
At the last DO CO commented that the 777's had too many BF seats/Y seats for TATL but too few for the Pacific routes. Perhaps the 787 will relive the majority of the existing 777's of European duty to allow CO to refit them with a higher percentage of J seats and use the on mainly Asia runs.
Has Larry flown those 777s lately? None of my recent flights had any empties in Y/J - they were all packed to the gills...
My thinking is that Larry meant that the loads are seasonal and equipment needs to be repositioned accordingly. TATL 787s to Europe in the midst of winter is probably better utilization vs. TATL 777s.
I hope the 777s are used to serve India/China. Real growth is in Asia and if CO can position itself as the carrier of choice for travelers from India & China, they should be well set for the future.