Originally Posted by
ConciergeMike
I know it's been said that the fleet plan might be out of date, but I thought I'd add that the 6 or 8 new 777's should be in there too. CO press release said 8 IIRC, but Boeing order book this week has 6.
Thanks for the reminder on this. I've
just added the following:
2008 Order Update:
CO placed an order on 2.21.2008 for 8 additional 777 aircraft. Two will be delivered as 777-200ERs (same as the existing fleet) in early 2009. The other 6 can be any 777 variant or converted to 787 orders, to be finalized later. Delivery for the other 6 planes is expected in the 2011-2012 timeframe.
If you have any suggestions for additional verbiage or edits, fire away.
The reason the Boeing order book only shows 6 new is that CO is believed to have taken over delivery slots of another carrier, so they aren't new orders to Boeing.
S.