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Old 3rd Nov 2022, 09:32
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SaulGoodman
 
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Originally Posted by Asturias56
"the problem of the A300 was it’s limited range. For the operators the 767-300 made more sense."

But the A300 was 10 years ahead of even the basic 767 in service. One of the reasons for the slow take-up of course was a lot of the '70's airlines and economies were in recession - especially in the UK. Shelling out for a big new airliner when you could keep that BAC111 running wasn't attractive
Sorry: I meant the -600. It was only a few years later that the 767-300er was on offer.
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