UPS Boeing-777
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I'm curious if you know what presumptions were built into the slide? There is the cost of an airplane itself, the crew, fuel, and capability. New contracts, price of fuel, number of engines, and distances to be covered all effect which one is more viable at a certain time.
I think like everything else, it is all a matrix with the price of oil, the price of the plane, and Boeings need to fill slots all moving targets.
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I may have seen the same slide back in the days when they were doing the captains leadership course. They pretty much said that if you need non stop, the 777 was your plane, but if you didn't mind the stop in ANC, the -400 was superior.
I think like everything else, it is all a matrix with the price of oil, the price of the plane, and Boeings need to fill slots all moving targets.
I think like everything else, it is all a matrix with the price of oil, the price of the plane, and Boeings need to fill slots all moving targets.
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Did you notice the 777 had 22% better fuel burns over a given distance? Pretty important with the cost of oil.
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If this company is good at anything, it is analyzing the crap out of everything. Apparently, the price offered us for the 777's was just too high so we went the other way. FDX was later offered a lower price according to UPS management.
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