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Very few 787s operate point to point. The vast majority displaced 767s on hub runs.

We already have very-long-range business jets like the Global and G650ER for when P2P is essential and cost is secondary.



That depends on whether you're in Asia or the USA. On the USA the 787s are mostly displacing routes that would've been operated with connecting partners (eg United to a bunch of Chinese cities), vs in Asia where they're used on high density high frequency regional routes.

The 767 was a great plane for those routes especially on the shorter end (like TYO-SEL or TPE-HKG). The 787 is significantly heavier so performs poorly in terms of fuel efficiently until it's flown a couple thousand miles to make it up in better cruising performance.




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