Originally Posted by
Capt Fathom
If you replace one large aircraft with 2 smaller ones, won't you need twice the number of crew?
From the same article the reason he can make such a comment is he has made big cuts in staff costs. Look at the articles from last year the crew had to undertake a pay freeze and sign up for 30% lower than the 744 rates to get the 787.
“Obviously the maintenance and fuel costs are good on the 787, but we also have a deal with our pilots to give ourselves 30% more productivity on the airplane," Joyce said. "It's the same deal with the cabin crews and our engineers. That means the economics are a lot better than the A380."
So there you have it, he has said the economics are better than the A380 because he cut the staff costs.