"SO MANY pilots are asking the wise question, what if the 787 is NOT a growth airplane and just a replacement type for the 747?
Any 747 S/O would be an idiot not to consider what would happen to he or she, should the 787 be a replacement type and they get assigned to the 787."
Isn't it widely known that there is an increase in fleet size planned? Have you actually asked anyone what the plan is?
747 S/Os have RIN displacement rights to the 330 or to the 380, where some of the most junior pilots are. How do they end up being assigned to the 787?