I don't have load factors or other data in front of me re: DL CS1/A221 performance, but anecdotally, it sounds like DL picked the perfect replacements for their Mad Dogs. I had the chance to fly one of these 221s on DFW-SLC a couple months ago and they're amazing planes. I too am surprised that the...
Jump to postxwb777 wrote:IAG CEO: some of the ordered 737 MAXs would fly at British Airways from its LGW base
Delta ordered another 5 A220-100's https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2019/06/delta-air-lines-books-order-for-additional-five-airbus-a220-aircraft.html While not a surprise to see DL order more A220s, it is rather surprising that it's for more A221s. Maybe more 221s will get built th...
Jump to postGreat (and very surprising news) I don't agree that it's great news; it pushes a clean-sheet narrow-body another half-decade away. Did you miss the part about the clean sheet NMA that they are working on? We can’t have everything. And they will need the income from the MAX to pay for both. No MAX s...
Jump to postIsn't this more likely going to be a large club to batter Airbus over the head with on pricing new A320 NEOs? I don't think a major airshow physical announcement (LOI or otherwise) would be in keeping with that... its not WW style. I’m trying to keep up with the logic on here. So according to some,...
Jump to postIsn't this more likely going to be a large club to batter Airbus over the head with on pricing new A320 NEOs? Air Canada went with the MAX on price and is regretting it enormously already. For BA LHR and LGW to go back to flying completely different fleets makes no sense unless perhaps the BA LGW f...
Jump to postIsn't this more likely going to be a large club to batter Airbus over the head with on pricing new A320 NEOs? Air Canada went with the MAX on price and is regretting it enormously already. For BA LHR and LGW to go back to flying completely different fleets makes no sense unless perhaps the BA LGW f...
Jump to postStTim wrote:Don't see the MAX at Heatrow as the baggage system at T5 is based on containers.
MrBren wrote:Buy 1 get 1 free?
seansasLCY wrote:It's being reported that IAG has ordered 6 A321LRX for Aer Lingus and 8 for Iberia: https://twitter.com/LondonAirTravel/sta ... 1543285765
What is AA supposed to be ordering? Rumored to be A321XLR Reuters reporting could be up to 50. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/17/american-airlines-in-talks-for-up-to-50-airbus-a321xlr-jets-reuters.html It seems like a reasonable number for a carrier that should really be a shoe-in for the model.
Jump to postHow is that milking? Yes, they had a deferred ceremonial signing, but all the attention was for the service contracts, also in the media. The media I found did only mention signing the contract to buy the 18 777-9, non mentioned other contracts. A press release is not the media. Try this: https://w...
Jump to postCongrats to Airbus for the orders and the launch of XLR, however is it me or the EIS for XLR is a bit longer than expected, usually variants for airbus takes shorter time to EIS, and we all knew they been working on this for a while we are looking at 3.5 years, thats a long time even for aviation. ...
Jump to postAirlines that disagree with your view: Qantas Air France Singapore British Airways Lfuthansa You better Fone up these airlines and explain why + how you know better than them. I feel like this is a repeat of the A380 debate. How’d that turn out? And before you answer, keep in mind that nothing in y...
Jump to postThe pedantry that has permeated this forum of late has really lowered my interest in even reading it, much less continue to participate. It was bad enough when it was just the newbies and fanboys, but now that more established and respected members are starting to willfully engage in it as well... ...
Jump to postQuote: "The FAA says Boeing's troubled 737 Max may not fly again until December" Yikes faa gonna punish them for making faa look foolish Based on the entire beginning to end of this MAX debacle that we have seen so far, Boeing should be put through the ringer. I’m not saying that certific...
Jump to postIMO, the most-likely part of the EK 777X order to be cut is the 35 777-8s. They can shed those and convert the 40 787-10 to 787-9 for similar CAPEX. That frees Boeing to stop active development on the 777-8 as Etihad has already decided against theirs and Qatar will be happy to be allowed to drop t...
Jump to postMaybe add some 787-8’s in there for flydubai and reduce their MAX order whilst he is at it? Remember flydubai and EK are owned by the same company with ultimatly the same boss. The money comes from the same wallet and would benefit both. Someone had mentioned potential XLR for flydubai. Perhaps Boe...
Jump to postWhen EK ordered the A330neo/A359, the conventional wisdom seemed to be that they would cancel the 7810 order and instead add 20 +/- 777X’s. Now it sounds like it’d be keeping the 787 order, albeit as -9’s, then reduce the 777X order by 30 +/- frames. The reduction, though, could be done by pushing ...
Jump to postWhen EK ordered the A330neo/A359, the conventional wisdom seemed to be that they would cancel the 7810 order and instead add 20 +/- 777X’s. Now it sounds like it’d be keeping the 787 order, albeit as -9’s, then reduce the 777X order by 30 +/- frames. The reduction, though, could be done by pushing t...
Jump to postThe 321 was already outselling Boeing by far. They were in no need to rush things as they were making plenty of money. the a320 leads the nb market, but only by like 8%. why not hit boeing while they're down and further the lead? make that 23%. 6506 to 5008 ordered frames neo to MAX Does the tape m...
Jump to postScorpio wrote:PlanesNTrains wrote:
That'd be interesting, and perhaps a bit surprising, given that they are said to be interested in exercising A220 options.
I think you're mixing up your airlines codes: KQ = Kenya Airways. KE = Korean Air.
MileHFL400 wrote:Seems to be a strong rumor circulating that KQ will order/ lease up to 25 E190 E2’s.
Nothing new really. We have known about Boeing’s dilemma for over a decade now. We are still waiting for Boeing’s move. I think a pivot of NMA to NSA right now would be like an investor selling on bad news, which is a bad strategy. I think the way Boeing can recover financially and reputationally i...
Jump to postAA's CEO gave a crisp answer yesterday (flying mid August, first scheduled flight Sept 3rd) that some partisans are rejecting in favor of a click bait out of context article that was based on selectively quoting part of a statement made by a FAA official said to be trustworthy which in turn was bas...
Jump to postWell, in LH's case, "full livery" is actually a relative notion. It will be white, white, white. Some people even say it's not really a livery at all. That's because it's not. It's just basic titles on white. By the way, I thought these 777s were being manufactured in CHS not PAE? CHS is ...
Jump to posthttps://www.fool.com/investing/2019/06/08/the-revolutionary-boeing-777x-jet-is-running-behin.aspx Apparently issues with the GE9X stator actuation mechanism which was the object of a re-design recently. First flight slated before the year end instead of end of June, with EIS for late 2020 or possib...
Jump to postI just fail to see how a few weeks or even a 2 months delay can be reported in the thread title as "delayed to year end". The tread opener simply misread the article and people are jumping to try to explain something that hasn't even been mentioned in the article. The thread title should ...
Jump to postIt seems Americans didn’t put enough pressure to take the deal to Boeing.. most likely to replace older A330s & older 777s.. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-airshow/saudia-airline-close-to-placing-order-for-airbus-aircraft-sources-idUSKCN1TD0UV?il=0 So they only order Boeing if pressu...
Jump to postI'm still not clear on what's wrong with the name? When Airbus bought into the CSeries, they named the Canada operations Airbus Canada. I don't see anyone concerned about Airbus Canada, so why Boeing Brasil? Lots of people, including myself, kicked up a big fuss at the name change to A220. Lots of ...
Jump to postMomo1435 wrote:Boeing booked no new orders in May.
A BLOW FOR BOEING 797? AMERICAN CONSIDERS A321XLR Source American Airlines is considering to buy the A321XLS to replace its last 34 Boeing 757-200. If that happens it will be a blow for Boeing and its 797. The order might be announced at the Paris Airshow, or it might be too soon. This was discusse...
Jump to postI dropped my wife off at T3S tonight then drove over to the Starbucks on Priest and Washington but it was closed. While sitting planning my next move, a BA 744 on approach did a go around right overhead and the quick cellphone clip showed it to be the Negus livery. So I hustled over to the “viewpoin...
Jump to postBoeing just can’t catch a break. 2019 is a year to forget for the company. It all started with 737 MAX crash, 787 manufacturing safety concern, recent 737 airworthiness directives, lawsuit from left, right and center and now a possible delay for 777x EIS. They pretty much have that kind of year (or...
Jump to postsmartplane wrote:China is an extremely strategic purchaser.
Their airlines alone don't make multi-billion dollar purchase decisions.
The order will dangle, just out of reach, until the US elect a different President.
Seattle Times is reporting possibility of pushing back the 778 timetable in response to lack of demand... Not surprised considering the state of the order book. Boeing did the same with the 777-200LR. Well, I don't know how much it would cost, but pushing back those expenditures would be useful rig...
Jump to postEducate me. Has Europe been in a trade war with China recently, or even within the last 20 years? A trade war with tariff increases and retaliation? I'm not trying to start a political debate, but I don't think your recollection of history is correct (though I'm always willing to be educated). Euro...
Jump to postI’m no expert but I could see CLE, BDL, and CLT. BNE and SYD? Both?
Jump to postHawaii (2 year round, 2 seasonal) destinations, Seasonal Mexico (SJD, PVR), JFK, DCA, BOS, ORD, MCI, DAL, AUS, are some of the available connections, some longer than others. I expect PAE to be timed for banks out of PDX, timed - morning 8-11am bank, mid-day 11am - 3pm bank & an evening departu...
Jump to postThat ship has sailed. There has long been an airline for intra-California and short-haul from California. It used to be United. Now it's Southwest. On short-haul, frequency matters -- nobody wants to wait three hours for the next 80-minute flight. AS can't put up 3 or 4x daily successfully against ...
Jump to postIt's been stated that "SFO-PHX is a given." I ask, if so, why did Virgin never get around to it? I stated up-thread that SFO-PHX is a no-brainer . Not sure if that’s what you’re referencing but I certainly don’t think AS today is planning routes like VX did several years ago. AS has a dec...
Jump to postthis would probably already have gone through if it was not for the trade war escalation. this was rumored back when a trade deal and an end to the trade war was expected a few months ago. Much of the reason China orders the way they do is to be able to leverage those massive orders for the bigger ...
Jump to postThat ship has sailed. There has long been an airline for intra-California and short-haul from California. It used to be United. Now it's Southwest. . You mean PSA, not United... I thought of PSA also. However, UA did also have a large intra-California presence back in the old days. Western did too....
Jump to postEh, this is standard AD stuff that is getting magnified due to the Max. You have to be kidding, since when has it become okay to say AD's are normal, they are not, they are issued to rectify serious design flaws or procedures or any abnormalities that affect flight safety. Maybe you're getting conf...
Jump to postIncentive for Trump to stop the trade war. These orders probably only goes through as an integral part of the new trade deal. Why there’s no reason to stop it now. It’s probably part of bargaining chips. it’s just as important for China to come to a conclusion to the trade war. Many act like it’s j...
Jump to postI am a monthly flyer between SAN and SMF. WN runs about 11-13 flights a day. AS has three flights. This amount of flights probably serve their locals and gives another option when the WN flights are full, which is almost always. A note, Allegiant has twice weekly service from SAN to SCK (Stockton) ...
Jump to postYa, I agree. I'm tired of the combativeness that happens - including my own. I just want to read about planes.airlines, learn a bit, and move on with my day. But agendas....
Jump to post[Alaska is the airline for Washington State, Oregon, Alaska, and a little SFO/LAX. If you want to fly SMF/SJC/SAN-SEA/PDX, sure, they'll do that. AS doesn't begin to have the resources to tackle WN in the broader California market. I get your point about WN being a bigger player, but AS has 20 dest...
Jump to postIt occurred to me that the times of the new PSP flights are very nicely suited to hotel stays: arrive the Springs ~3pm and after the turn there, the return flight leaves just before 4! So those folks who don't have homes in the desert are being nicely accommodated for their pay-to-stay arrangements...
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