Could someone shed light on what the range of US' A330-300 and 767-200ERs are?
According to Airbus' web site, the A330-300 has a range of 5650nm and Boeing's specifies the 767-200ER has a 6600nm range. Are the ones US flies configured or restricted in some way to not meet those ranges?
I ask this because Scott Kirby said in an interview that, regarding PHX-LGW service, "we don't have any airplanes that can physically fly that far". It's a direct line of 5294nm, so while the A330 might be cutting it close, I don't see how the 762 can't do it.
Did he maybe mean they just don't have any airplanes they can pull from other routes? Looking purely at the specs, both aircraft would work, but the 762 definitely seems like it would do it with no weight restrictions or fuel reserve issues. And, if I'm not mistaken, ALL of US' 767's are the -200ER variant, right?
According to Airbus' web site, the A330-300 has a range of 5650nm and Boeing's specifies the 767-200ER has a 6600nm range. Are the ones US flies configured or restricted in some way to not meet those ranges?
I ask this because Scott Kirby said in an interview that, regarding PHX-LGW service, "we don't have any airplanes that can physically fly that far". It's a direct line of 5294nm, so while the A330 might be cutting it close, I don't see how the 762 can't do it.
Did he maybe mean they just don't have any airplanes they can pull from other routes? Looking purely at the specs, both aircraft would work, but the 762 definitely seems like it would do it with no weight restrictions or fuel reserve issues. And, if I'm not mistaken, ALL of US' 767's are the -200ER variant, right?