[quote]<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by NM:
Then it becomes a choice of 777-200LR
Heck yeah! Of course, that's one thing I'll never understand.... Boeing basically BUILT the 772LR for Qantas, which was supposed to be the launch customer for the original 9000mi-range 772X. When Boeing re-tweaked the aircraft to feature 10,000mi possible range; which would theoretically enable QF to serve ORD, DFW, and JFK nonstop from SYD (a feat that the A345 and 744XQLR cannot offer);... no one [yet!] ordered the aircraft other than EVA!!
Could the GE-only requirement be a reason QF has shown no interest in this craft? I know this is a major issue with SQ, TG, and others.
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