Originally Posted by
Check Airman
If the 777 is that much less efficient than the A350, how is Boeing still selling them? What am I missing here?
Because Boeing is not selling these versions of the 777 any more. Some are 20-year old 777-200s, and the ones 12 years old are the 777-200LR, long range version, a poor seller whose only advantage was on flights longer than Delta has in their network, and otherwise have higher seat mile costs. The 20-year old ones are likely coming up to an expensive D-check at some stage.