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I'm just wondering how people react when the 787 is available for preorder in regards to the number of orders the 787 will get. I know I will be purchasing quite a few and was wondering if others had similar intentions and estimates on how many orders there will be.

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It will be a long time before the 787 will be available in this world, but I would be taking about 300 (a mix of 788 and 789) to replace my current 767/330/340/MD11/772 fleet. I'll also be taking about 75 B77Ws to replace the 744s. A320s are replacing my old 737s and I have no replacement for the 757s. So my future fleet will consist of:

CRJ
A320
B757
B787
B77W

But it will be a long time before my fleet looks like that.

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It will be a long time before the 787 will be available in this world, but I would be taking about 300 (a mix of 788 and 789) to replace my current 767/330/340/MD11/772 fleet. I'll also be taking about 75 B77Ws to replace the 744s. A320s are replacing my old 737s and I have no replacement for the 757s.

Yeah I still dont know what I will do about my 757s. I have a fair number of them so I'm probably going to put huge orders in the last years before production ends. I don't know what else to do.

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I was thinking the same. Most of my 757 routes can't be replaced by the A320 series aircraft and the 767/330 are too big.

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I was thinking the same. Most of my 757 routes can't be replaced by the A320 series aircraft and the 767/330 are too big.

Im going to build up two or three billion dollars and then just place a huge order for 757s and see how long thatll last me. Otherwise I'll have to go to the 737-900ER but then the longer routes I will have to figure out something new to bridge that 2600-3900 mile gap, as I recall the 737-900ER misses (correct me if I am wrong).

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I would be ordering between 30-50

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Im going to build up two or three billion dollars and then just place a huge order for 757s and see how long thatll last me. Otherwise I'll have to go to the 737-900ER but then the longer routes I will have to figure out something new to bridge that 2600-3900 mile gap, as I recall the 737-900ER misses (correct me if I am wrong).

the 739ER range is 3,200 MAX so i will replace the 757 with 739ER on 2,000-2,900 mile route and use a 767-300 on longer routes :P

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the 739ER range is 3,200 MAX so i will replace the 757 with 739ER on 2,000-2,900 mile route and use a 767-300 on longer routes :P


I just ordered 360 757s which will give me deliveries up until the last year of our game. So I'll be set for what the 737-900ER can't do.

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wow 360 757s :P

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767-200? Small, wide body, perfect replacement. I will sell my 757's, but keep 5, and replace the other 76 with 767-200's! :)

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I find 762 isn't as profitable. The margin is lower. Better to get the 763, 788 or just newer 757s.

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I'm ordering 60 788 and 25 789

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So, how much you ended up ordering?
I have 75 on order and I'm waiting for the 787-9 to come up. Will order 30

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I was the launch customer and ordered 100 (deliveries until late 2018). I will need about 350 more, but ordering it direct from Boeing will take many many years to get them all delivered. Looking at other options - More A330s, wait for A350, buy used 787s in a few years time, etc. Most likely going to be picking up used -8s and -9s in a few years time (about 150). So a total of about 250 B787s. For the remainder of the replacement program I will order about 100 A350s direct from Airbus and pick up 100 from the used market. The 787/350 combo should replace all of my widebody fleet.

If I decide to replace the 757 fleet with 787s, then I will need an additional 60 or some frames (total of 320 787s). Might try to fly them till the end of the game - they will be 40+ years old by then. I have a fleet of 400 A320 Series aircraft (Planned expansion to 550) and some of them are approaching 20 years of age. I don't plan to replace them, they will be flying till the end of the game. Might do the same with the 757s. Should be fun. XD

I plan to reduce my fleet types to just the following aircraft:

CRJ - no replacement
A320 Series - no replacement
B757 - no replacement (for now)
787 - replacing A330/A340, 767, 777
A350 - replacing A330/A340, 767, 777
A380 - no replacement

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I ordered 100 787-8s and will look into purchasing some 787-9s. I need to replace my aging 767s. Luckily I ordered enough 757s to give me deliveries up until the end of the game so I am good there, for now.

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I ordered 5 787's have no Boeing from before

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Well, I'm struggling to make a profit but got a 10% margin last month so when I have money my fleet will look like this:

A318/319LR/320=No replacement.
A332/333=Replacing 763ER's.
A359R=Replacing 772LR.
A3510XWB=Peplacing 773ER.
B752=No replacement.
B788/789=Replacing 763ER's.

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Yeah I still dont know what I will do about my 757s. I have a fair number of them so I'm probably going to put huge orders in the last years before production ends. I don't know what else to do.

The 757's can be replaced by Tu-204's.

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I've ordered 105 Boeings 787-800. The 787-800 replace the A330-200 (56 planes) and my 767-300ER (25 planes)

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I ordered 787s to replace my old 777s (lower operational cost) -- but, the deposit forced me into bankruptcy literally overnight! Grrrr :)
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