We were discussing the B777-200 the other day, and why didn't we have them. GD is always going on that ports like CDG, ATH and other European ports were not economical with 3 flights a week.
Well they might not be economical with B747-400, but what about with a B777-200? Airlines like MH, SQ and TG all have flights which are not daily flights to many varied ports in Europe. They haven't cut these back, so there must be money in it.
Either Boeing has made a plane which is a dud, and all these other airlines have been lumbered with a dud. Or QF missed the boat ages ago. It did have a large amount of input into the initial design of the 777, and is the only one not to have ordered it.
Would the non order of the B777 ages ago be counted as a management mistake? After all isn't the B787 going to do similar things to the B777.