Re: Are we finally approaching the time for an 787F?

It has been proposed the 783 wing would be used in this case, which was to fit into 767/MD-11 gates. Interesting. Was this proposal from when the 783 was still on offer? I can't recall any freighter variant that used a different wing (span-wise at least) from an already existing passenger version.

Re: Are we finally approaching the time for an 787F?

That's fine for the large widebody segment, replacing 744Fs. There is a need for smaller widebodies and the massive wingspan of thte A330 will cause huge problems at FX and UPS having to redo all of their gates . How would a hypothetical 787F help in this instance considering the 787 and A330 have ...

Re: Airbus CFO: We're not happy with the issues at Boeing

Of course they're not, Boeing incompetence also makes things harder for Airbus. I wouldn't be surprised if the certification for the A321XLR was made slightly more difficult as a result of Boeing's issues with their 2nd class plane.

Re: Ryanair's MoL - warming to Airbus ?

I'm sure Airbus would love to sell to FR, but they're in the advantageous position of being able to somewhat dictate the terms now. Discounts will no doubt be offered, but will it be at the rate FR wants? Maybe not, but Airbus also has no reason to offer them preferred customer rates.

Re: Japan Airlines is nearing an order for wide-body jets

The A321neo will start arriving in 2028, according to press release. A321neo is solidly booked for four years. Whoever decided to neo the A320ceo family deserve a big bottle of champagne! Yep, it's proving to be an influential aircraft. Not only for what it has done for Airbus' profits, but what it...

Re: Korean may order around 20 a350s

Judging by how some of these insider reports have been going lately, when the order materializes, it'll probably end up being 10 787 + 10 A350s or 20 787s.

Re: Boeing’s Troubles

I wonder if Boeing will introduce a new logo, similar to Wells Fargo and Subway did after their scandals. Isn’t it usually corporations with recognisable or marketable logos who gain from this move? The Boeing name might be well known, but I’d be surprised if anyone that’s not an aviation enthusias...

Re: Airbus Looking for Potential Delivery Spots for United

Unless UA is ordering in meaningful numbers (100+) and/or giving Airbus assurances on the A350, I see no incentive for Airbus to sweeten any deal for UA.

Re: AA Aircraft Order Coming - Return of the A350?

Interesting, this is the 2nd or 3rd instance I can remember that Reuters/Bloomberg (usually reliable about orders) have gotten it wrong- reporting that Airbus would get majority of the order. Wonder where their "sources close to..." are coming from. Kudos is still deserved….. Yeah, around...

Re: AA Aircraft Order Coming - Return of the A350?

Interesting, this is the 2nd or 3rd instance I can remember that Reuters/Bloomberg (usually reliable about orders) have gotten it wrong- reporting that Airbus would get majority of the order. Wonder where their "sources close to..." are coming from. Kudos is still deserved….. Yeah, around ...

Re: Is the 787-10 failure or underestimated

I don't have figures for the A359 but the following may be of interest: B789 on a 8½ hour flight with a payload of 25 tonnes burns just under 5,000kg/hr. A350-1000 over the same length/distance but with 20 tonne payload burns 5,700kg/hr. To even out the payload over that distance with 25 tonnes the...

Re: AA Aircraft Order Coming - Return of the A350?

For exactly the same reason they ordered the max8 and a whole host of other airlines have ordered hundreds of max10s It will be built and will be as safe as any other commercial aircraft. END OF. Hopefully, Boeing is as "END OF" when it comes to safety as random A-net user, seeing as the ...

Re: Ryanair warns of 10% fare rise as new Boeing planes delayed.

If Boeing says no, it's not like he has options.

Re: Blister Fairings on 737 Landing Gear to Increase Ground Clearance

Lukas757 wrote:

Also don’t forget that the 737 has no overwing slides. If it was higher off the ground, Boeing would need to certify and install slides.

Re: AA Aircraft Order Coming - Return of the A350?

This isn't like the A321 where Airbus is the best in class and can command a premium. I'm sure they'll be willing to land another US customer and give AA a good price is they want to reorder the A350s, possibly even at better prices than the initial order by US.

Re: Rolls Royce hampering Airbus sales?

It's beginning to look like RR are just giving up on the 787. Perhaps a prudent strategy. It might not be up to them if the 787/A350 split continues being popular. What happens when another airline intends to order both and RR loses Airbus another order because they’ve given up on the engine that w...

Re: Pilot protesting single pilot operations

This is one of those things that's 100% going to happen, whether it's in 10, 20 or 30+ years. It's going to be fun to see how this debate evolves and what will be trigger. Even if it's not single pilot ops with one person in the cockpit, it'll probably be one pilot who's in charge of monitoring/over...

Re: New quality glitch to delay some Boeing 737 MAX deliveries

For obvious numerous reasons, the US government will not let Boeing fail, and seeing as there is currently no viable 3rd entrant in the aircraft manufacturing sector, Boeing will emerge from this in the end, scarred, but still existing.

Re: Boeing narrows losses but holds off on 2024 guidance as 737 Max 9 crisis looms

It's actually insane to think that 2500+ 787s sold will not still be enough for the programme to breakeven.

Re: Boeing 737MAX 7 Development / Testing / Production - 2024

To put the rumors to rest, "Southwest Airlines has no plans to diversify its fleet towards Airbus aircraft and still wants to eventually take delivery of the Boeing 737 MAX 7 planes it has ordered, Vice President Treasurer Dean Jenkins said on Tuesday. Asked if he would consider diversifying t...

Re: Boeing has withdrawn its request for an exemption on the 737-7

The biggest and more important question is how this affects the -10? The -7 is mostly the unwanted child of the family anyway. If this change causes certification to be delayed to an unreasonable extent or the effort isn't worth it, I'm sure Boeing wouldn't mind canning the model in its entirety. On...

Re: Airbus Looking for Potential Delivery Spots for United

All this effort only makes sense to me if Airbus has received signs or confirmation from UA that they’re cancelling some part or all of the 737-10 order. Otherwise why go through all this trouble for a customer you already have, for an aircraft they already ordered and isn’t exactly lacking in sale...

Re: Was a possible A340-300 re-engine ever studied?

For someone who’s been on this site for 18 years, I’d think you’d have seen the “A343 is underpowered” trope debunked numerous times.

Re: Airbus Looking for Potential Delivery Spots for United

All this effort only makes sense to me if Airbus has received signs or confirmation from UA that they’re cancelling some part or all of the 737-10 order. Otherwise why go through all this trouble for a customer you already have, for an aircraft they already ordered and isn’t exactly lacking in sales?

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

And until Airbus or any other OEM is involved in an accident that may have led to deaths (which then further unravels a culture of cutting corners thereby bringing the spotlight on everything they do going forward), it's not going to be a 1 for 1 comparison, no matter how much you wish it to be so,...

Re: Airbus also in trouble?

Airbus is just fine for now with their safe planes and blossoming finances. Though, I can understand the hurt feelings and thirst to want to see them raked over the coals like Boeing has been for the past month (or even years), but it’s not happening, sorry.

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

I really hope that Boeing is designing a 737 replacement that should have been released 15-20 years go. The usefulness of the 737 frame has reached its ceiling its capable of and in hindsight the Max should have never been built. Pretty common knowledge that WN’s insistence of cockpit commonality i...

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

None can help it if you can't understand the difference . . . . Every OEM has significant design issues resulting in hull losses, near hull losses and deaths. McD, Boeing and Airbus, in the last 30 years. While I don't offer this as a defense to Boeing, to believe that Airbus is immune to it is lau...

Re: JAL A350 Regional Question

The real reason JAL went for the A350 is because they were unhappy with Boeing after their Dreamliners were delayed for 4 years and Boeing was probably taking them for granted seeing that JL never really operated Airbus aircraft. In addition; Airbus probably gave them a deal they couldn't refuse. J...

Re: LH discovers tail cracks in 2 x A321Fs

Will the FAA ground the A321P2F in the US? I believe only 1 operates in US...GlobalX. Still, shouldn’t the FAA be approaching all safety issues consistently? The FAA has a “contact us” section on their website, you might want to consider reaching out about this “safety issue” concerning ONE non-pas...

Re: Airbus and Boeing Orders - 2023

At least that answered my question about if the BR order would count for this year or last year.

Re: EVA Air plans to order A350-1000 and A321neo

EVA U-turned before with Airbus in 1998 when they cancelled an order for 12 A340-500/600’s and took the 777 instead. Time will tell if this one holds and is fulfilled. What a meaningless comparison. We know why there was a u-turn on that order, because the A345/6’s inefficiency relative to the 777....

Re: Airbus and Boeing Orders - 2023

Must be one of Boeing's best net order years I suppose? If only that darn A321neo wouldn't be there... :spin: Will be interesting to see how high Airbus total net orders will be for 2023. Could be over 2000, couldn't it? I guess we'll know more within the next couple of days :bouncy: Yes! If only A...

Re: Delta A330-900 MTOW Question...

One has to wonder what it is about Airbus planes at DL that seems to confuse people so much as to their capabilities. See the A350 which apparently turns into a short to mid range airliner once it dons DL’s livery.

Re: Updated: Turkish Airlines orders 220 Airbus aircraft (A321neo and A350)

Unusual to have a press release saying an airline 'to order' something. Allows for another press release when they actually do order them. No mention of A220s either. Why would there be? Was the A220 ever mentioned at any point, even in the rumour stage? Plenty of suggestions on this forum and arti...

Re: Updated: Turkish Airlines orders 220 Airbus aircraft (A321neo and A350)

fcogafa wrote:

Unusual to have a press release saying an airline 'to order' something. Allows for another press release when they actually do order them. No mention of A220s either.

Re: Rolls Royce hampering Airbus sales?

IMO RR is in a position to charge more , even if they are dead last in the ranking of mainstream widebody jet engine makers Based on? The A350 is good, but it’s not easily best in class like let’s say the A321. How is RR in a position to charge more when airlines can just go for the 787 on the lowe...

Re: Rolls Royce hampering Airbus sales?

Unfortunately for Airbus, I am not sure what cards they could play here seeing as they are stuck with RR as the sole supplier and for (good) reasons stated above, GE has no reason atm to get into the A350 program.

Re: Dubai Air Show 2023 - Airbus Orders and General Discussion Thread

I wonder if any of the Qatar A350 paint issues got involved in EK's decision-making here, given the climate is pretty similar between Doha and Dubai Huh, what's the correlation? The paint issue is the paint issue, EK's issue is with Airbus/RR and durability of the TXWB-97. Not sure how QR's issue (...

Re: Dubai Air Show 2023 - Airbus Orders and General Discussion Thread

I wonder if any of the Qatar A350 paint issues got involved in EK's decision-making here, given the climate is pretty similar between Doha and Dubai Huh, what's the correlation? The paint issue is the paint issue, EK's issue is with Airbus/RR and durability of the TXWB-97. Not sure how QR's issue (...

Re: Unconfirmed: Turkish Airlines to order 345 Airbus aircraft (250 A321neo and 95 A350)

PHAVR wrote:

Am I the only one who would rather see TK order 345 A345's? (:-)))

Re: Airbus and Boeing Deliveries - 2023

So, around 81 deliveries needed in November and December to meet the 720 delivery target for 2023, seems feasible.

Re: EVA Air plans to order A350-1000 and A321neo

UA857 wrote:

Does this mean that the 779 has been ruled out by BR?

Re: A350-1000 take-off weight hiked to 322t

Flightglobal.com reports that Airbus expects the range of its A350-1000 to increase by around 180nm following a hike in the MTOW. Airbus says the aircraft’s range now is 8,900nm at maximum passenger payload. Flightglobal.com also speculate conserning potential orders from Emirates, and writes that ...

Re: AvWeek: Single-Pilot Operations Are Under Increased Scrutiny

It’s definitely going to happen for cargo flights within the next 20 years. Passenger flight will be harder to gain approval for obvious reasons. Lower costs win in the end, and if Airbus can demonstrate meaningfully lower costs for Single Pilot Ops along with a robust system, it will happen. Worst ...

Re: 737NG Autobrake settings?

BoeingGuy wrote:

The 777-9 has a similar feature called brake to exit or BTE.

Re: Qantas Airways nears new Boeing 787-10 widebody order

QF seem bent on avoiding the 777. Didn’t order it in the previous gen (when they were regularly touted as an airline that needs it). With the A350 selected for Project Sunrise, and the newest A350 order, it’s looking like they might skip it in the 777X gen too.

Re: El Al talking to Airbus and Boeing about new single-aisle planes

Airbus aren't desperate for A321neo sales, especially not from El Al considering their track record. I expect any discussion about orders will be given the priority it deserves based on how serious the airline appears to be. Similar to Airbus' relationship with FR. It's not about facts or logic. It'...

Re: Airbus A350 Production/Deliveries - 2023