The 787 is way behind schedule with first test flight planned for beginning of this year and still has not flown. Airlines are cancelling orders as NW Air (now Delta) is reducing its order for the 787 because it is too expensive on a per seat basis. Read this yesterday, but cannot find the link.
I doubt US airlines will have capital to invest in buying many 787's unless the Feds pick up the tab, which is unlikely. The investment banks are maxed out and Boeing may not be able to take on more debt to finance these for the airlines. With oil at $50 or less per barrel I would be surprised to see the non US airlines fulfill all the orders for the 787 as international travel dwindles. Look at British Airways trying to merge with Qantas in an effort to regain financial strength. Airlines are feeling recession more than most industries (especially those foreign ones financed by oil revenues that have sunk by 60%) and first thing to go will be orders for new planes IMO.

One example of this is American Airlines is pulling in deliveries of its 47 new 737-800's from 2016 to 2009 to replace a portion of its fleet of aging MD-80s. Their ultimate goal is to improve their fuel efficiency by 20% over the next 12 years. Although the 737-800 is a much better aircraft in many ways, I will miss the nice roomy seats and 2-3 seating configuration (compared to 3-3 for the 737) of the MD-80.

Hello Wiseco,

'Wild & Crazy' Speculation?

All these planes parked in the desert will be a great future resource of light, hi-tech metals, and other items ideally suited for recycling into the Nike/Tiger Woods signature brand of postPeak 'Tiger Tools':

1. Hi-tech bicycles, cargo-tricycles, and E-bikes of various shapes & sizes.

2. Light, but very strong and long lasting, human-scaled, narrow-gauge locos & railcars [passenger & container freight] much improved than even this beauty:

http://www.monon.monon.org/sobendpixs4/03-26storyland-train2.jpg
http://www.monon.monon.org/sobendpixs4/03-26storyland-train1.jpg

3. Lightweight, but very durable farming [see kite-powered manure surfboard posting] and gardening hand-tools including many different wheelbarrow versions. Carbon-fiber and titanium scythes?

4. Again, lightweight & rugged, narrow-gauge SpiderWebBikes with quickly attachable/detachable, rechargeable 'Tiger-Spiders' to assist the pedaler up a brutal incline.

4. All of the above as the 'ribcages' to support the standard-gauge 'spine & limbs' buildout of Alan Drake's RR & TOD ideas.

Tiger really should hire me as his postPeak financial advisor as golfing goes belly up. :)

Consider Leanan's toplink on solar assist for Vacaville:

http://www.sacbee.com/129/story/1441106.html

If one mentally extrapolates this trend out: Tiger plowing up high-end golf resorts/hotels/communities should help keep them viable as the former 18,36,54-hole course layouts will now provide fresh foodstuffs so that they can continue to sell 5-course meals, fancy wines, and have fresh flowers in the lobby.

Tiger [or those working for him], as Champion-certified Master Gardeners could earn a good living personally leading resort guests through the flowers & herbs, grapefields, veggie plots, the winery, and so on. The guests, instead of golfing, would have their fun collecting the stuff that the chef would prepare for their dinner later that night, powered by solar devices on the resort roofs, animal sheds, winery roof, etc. IMO, walking or pedaling away, with a picnic of wine, bread, and cheese in a flower garden, sure beats chasing a little white ball.

Bob Shaw in Phx,Az Are Humans Smarter than Yeast?

Splat.