Boeing it was. Any idea what AC's unhappiness has been wit the A343? They've used them longer than almost anyone else, and even got rid of a few very long-in-the-tooth models. Is the expectation that the older 762 and 762ERs would be retired? (Some like, C-GAUN would be 25 years old!) Is the complete 763 fleet going as well? The quantity to be ordered I don't think would replace their extensive 767 fleet, and the numerous 343/345/333 examples... Matthew On 22-Apr-05, at 8:39 AM, Alireza Alivandivafa wrote: > In a message dated 4/22/2005 12:20:19 AM Central Daylight Time, > mmontano@xxxxxxxxx writes: > There were even numbers of $6B worth of planes over a number of years. > Obviously Airbus and Boeing are the only competition. > > - A recommitment to Airbus would include A340s and A330s/350s? No > mention of the A380 was made? > - A recommitment to Boeing would include 763s? 772/773s? 787s? > > Didn't AC recently commit to the B763 for a number of years? > > > > Indeed an Airbus order would likely be a combination of the heavier > A340s > plus a major A350 order. AC will not be ordering the A380, as they > cannot > purchase it as a combi and really don't have the passenger loads for a > 744, let > alone an A380. > > A Boeing order (which is favored because of the better size match of > the 787, > Milton's leaning toward Boeing and AC's less than complete happiness > with the > A340, particularly the A343) would include 788s, possibly 789s and > 773ERs. > 772LRs are less likely, simply because they are likely to get enough > range for > YYZ-HKG and YYZ-DEL (even with a mountain route deviation) from the > 773ER or > 787. > > AC has stated that they want either order to include APB winglets for > their > 763ERs (they would launch the winglets). >