Originally Posted by
1994Heavy
A source in Boeing claims they have signed of on some b787
The only ones that would be likely to be available quickly would be the last of the "terrible teens", the first 20, or so, 787s off the production line, which very few airlines were mad enough to take. They are essentially individually hand built, with a lot of "re-work" done to them.
The initial A380s have similar, overweight, overly complex maintenance requirement, which has led to them being retired by Singapore Airlines after just 10 years. the initial 787s are so bad not even business jet operators will have them.
If MON do take some of these, the lunatics really will be running the asylum.
EDIT: It seems they have been sold. Where would MON get 787s quickly?