Originally Posted by
kiwi grey
Yes, the Boeing boys (and girls) will be very upset.
If QANTAS does buy these "A350-1000ULR specials", it will shut the B777 out of future twin-aisle fleet replacements.
A QANTAS with both B787 and A350 in its fleet would surely be very, very unlikely to add another completely different twin-aisle type when there will be a wide range of models to choose from an existing type in the fleet
Oh dear Boeing may miss out on a whole 12 gusting 14 orders!