The accountants running the circus have until very recently, failed to apportion the true future training costs of keeping the 787 fleet grounded beyond 180 days. The penny has finally dropped for some of the geniuses. The expectation may well be that getting some flying and continue with a skeleton network of airframes and operational crew would be far smarter than then IR panacea that most have been licking their lips at prior to this point.
Simply put, the smartest guys in the room have underestimated their monumental cost saving strategies. Sure, saved x in the first 6 months, but cost them xxxxxx in the following 12-18.
Finally, word is the feds want LHR, LAX back up and running, but currently hamstrung by state government initiatives(?).
How long will that take to gear up?