Originally Posted by
ppytal
And today they had to stop in Nadi for fuel... Maybe they decided that is a better option than leaving bags behind? As I understand they have ordered some 'special' planes for this route, does anyone have any info? I thought it was just 787-10s, which would be worse than the -9s?
2 more 789s due which carry 80 less seats and skew premium heavy.
787-10 replaces the 777, however I don’t think Boeing has signed off on the HGW -10 yet, otherwise they will likely run into problems trans pacific throughout the year, if they plan to carry full pax and cargo.
777X is probably the ideal contender for the pacific crossing if you want to go heavy pax and cargo, what century that launches in remains to be seen.