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Old 13th May 2009, 19:25
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Skipness One Echo
 
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would it be feasible?
Does the B777-200LR ( for that's what he means by 77L ) actually have the useful range to do this with payload. I know QANTAS managed to do LHR-SYD with an empty B744 years ago but that was towed to the runway threshold...

It's worth remembering that the yields on London-Australia are pretty poor, hence the slow withdrawal of BA from the region. London - NYC is a connection of two world banking cities, London-OZ is a Hell of a lot of low yield leisure traffic without the big bucks down the front end.

There are two B747-400s at CWL in storage ( G-BNLB / C ) with a B777 under post delivery checks with another one due imminently. ( G-YMMR / S )
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