American shies away from 777X or 787-10 for growth
American Airlines will grow its international network through various aircraft and scheduling efficiencies, and not through ordering the latest large widebodies. Neither the Boeing 777X nor the Boeing 787-10 are in the carrier's fleet plan currently, says Vasu Raja, VP of network & schedule planning at American, in response to a question about widebody fleet growth. "There is definitely some growth built into our fleet plan," he says. "Buying new planes is just one way to achieve that growth. Others include using larger aircraft, flying them farther…or scheduling them more efficiently." The question referred to American's order for 47 787s, including 22 -8s and 25 -9s, in April. The airline emphasised at the time that the deal was to replace its Airbus A330-300, Boeing 767-300ER and some of its 777-200 fleets, and not for growth. <br/>
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American shies away from 777X or 787-10 for growth
American Airlines will grow its international network through various aircraft and scheduling efficiencies, and not through ordering the latest large widebodies. Neither the Boeing 777X nor the Boeing 787-10 are in the carrier's fleet plan currently, says Vasu Raja, VP of network & schedule planning at American, in response to a question about widebody fleet growth. "There is definitely some growth built into our fleet plan," he says. "Buying new planes is just one way to achieve that growth. Others include using larger aircraft, flying them farther…or scheduling them more efficiently." The question referred to American's order for 47 787s, including 22 -8s and 25 -9s, in April. The airline emphasised at the time that the deal was to replace its Airbus A330-300, Boeing 767-300ER and some of its 777-200 fleets, and not for growth. <br/>
