Re: Airbus A321XLR Development / Testing / Production Thread - 2022

Here is some information on the "Wing of Tomorrow". https://mentourpilot.com/what-is-the-new-airbus-wing-of-tomorrow/ It sounds like it will be a lot cheaper to build. I cannot see this not happening at some point. The folding tips will allow a wider wingspan and the ability to fit into e...

Re: Airbus A321XLR Development / Testing / Production Thread - 2022

Can the XLR profitably fly LAX-PPT, with ETOPS considerations in mind? Everyone talks about the Atlantic but are there any other pacific destinations from North America that could benefit from an XLR? One would assume Asia is too far (unless being flown from ANC). Maybe secondary Japan cities? SEA/...

Re: Avolon CEO says Boeing has "lost its way"

I, for one, think Boeing is doing just fine. Manufacturers are not immune from setbacks (see: Airbus pitot incidents (AF 447), fuel tank woes, etc.). The media also had a hand in sensationalizing the MCAS incidents, undermining the public's confidence and manufacturing fear. Boeing is certainly not...

Re: Avolon CEO says Boeing has "lost its way"

He is spot on. It’s sad. There are a lot of people who work for Boeing (engineers, assembly, etc.) who work hard and care about the product, only to be undermined by people who stare at spreadsheets, care nothing about aviation, or producing excellence, only profit. Boeing deserves to fall, and they...

Re: Airbus to increase A320 production to 75 aircraft a month

Airbus better watch out. Boeing has almost 40 years of experience sizing up the replacement for the 737. I can’t tell if your comment was in jest, but I’ll take the bait. Boeing is in a piss poor position. This production increase further pressures Boeing on whatever slot advantage they had. The Ma...

Re: Boeing 777X Sales Campaign Thread - 2022

I do not think many of us want him to cancel. The truth is that EK's CEO has repeatedly said he might cancel the order if the 777X is delayed. His statements do not reflect his actions. I sure hope it’s not cancelled, for the enthusiast in me, and all the people who have worked hard on the program....

Re: Boeing 777X Sales Campaign Thread - 2022

Why would it be bad news? No cancelation as of yet. But for Boeing's sake, I hope it will not be canceled at all. Will be hard for Boeing if it will be canceled in a few years time. I think its tongue in cheek because so many here seem to want him to cancel (and frankly the 777X to fail). I do not ...

Re: Boeing 777X Sales Campaign Thread - 2022

February 2022: Emirates’ President Sir Tim Clark, in an exclusive interview, has threatened cancellation of 115, 777-9s if the certification slips into 2024, while also casting doubt on the delivery of 30 787-9s. "Honestly, if it goes beyond 2023 and it goes on for another year, we probably ca...

Re: Are the Pratt & Whitney GTF reliability issues fixed now?

Well, Qantas firmed their order for 20 A220. Something must be going right. ;) https://www.stattimes.com/amp/aviation/qantas-plans-to-operate-worlds-longest-flights-with-new-airbus-order-1345263 Lightsaber I would like to add that according to the Airbus press release, the A321XLRs are also equippe...

Re: Southwest Orders 100 MAX + 155 Options

Great order and shot in the arm for the Max. Love that they order -7s. Isn’t the range 3800nm+? That should give them a lot of flexibility in new international destinations. Also hoping to see the -10 ordered.

Re: Frontier, Pratt & Whitney sign deal for GTF engines

Sorry if it veers from topic but any news on where F9 plans on sending XLRs? I can’t imagine they’re in a position for TATL flights. Perhaps they’re for South America or Denver (& others) to Hawaii? I would think a 321LR would be more than enough to make Denver to Hawaii. XLR is a lot of range ...

Re: How do the Republicans win in 2022/24?

Honestly, a Dan Crenshaw/Tulsi Gabbard ticket would be a personal dream come true. I don’t expect that to happen at all. I am particularly a fan of Tulsi, and I would identify as a centrist who favors smaller, more efficient government. The Republican Party has got to move on from the religious/sing...

Re: Azores Airlines flies the longest commercial Airbus A321LR flight

It’s amazing how much performance Airbus has managed to get out of the A321. Amazing airplane.

Re: Boeing to close Seattle R&D center

Didn't one of Boeing's unions threaten to strike in the early 2000's because their dental plan was going from three cleanings per year to two? They are known for being very militant. Perhaps. Do some internet searching and let us know. Meanwhile: Boeing Co's BA.N ousted chief executive officer, Den...

Re: Boeing to close Seattle R&D center

Has this been in the works for some time due to sour union relations, or is this motivated by the reckless leadership that allowed the rioting and looting to continue unabated last Summer? No question Boeing has had some seriously piss poor leadership for some time as well, but to be fair Seattle se...

Re: RR freezing development on the Ultrafan program

This is disappointing by not surprising in light of the nearly catastrophic downturn in air travel globally. I was just reading up about the Ultrafan last night. I imagine when air travel begins to resume more normal levels, we will see the continuation of the program. I understood the Ultrafan was ...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q4 2020

Agreed and agree with AA’s president. The 737 Max is the most scrutinized aircraft in service thus making it probably the safest. True, we should be back on track to mirror the NG's historically good safety record, or close to it. Unfortunately the pilots and the airline's training of the pilots ha...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q4 2020

smokeybandit wrote:

The American public doesn't have a clue or a care what aircraft type they're flying on.

Re: Tim Clark lastest interview Part1: The A380 and business impact.

Even when the economy turns around and air travel resumes somewhat normal pre-COVID levels, the A380 isn’t getting any more efficient, all the while, the A350 and 787 fleets seem to be constantly incrementally improving with PIPs, not to mention for larger aircraft needs the 777-9 will be far more e...

Re: Reuters/Ipsos poll - What U.S. flyers rank most important

In regards to plane type, I have never flown with anyone who knew what we were flying on brand-wise, let alone individual model type. It’s either big or small. And safety with the Max will pass with rebranding to 737-X and leaving Max off. What airlines are flying right now in the US without blocki...

Re: Boeing 737MAX Production/Delivery Thread - 2020

Man the Max look great with the newer larger engines. S7 colors look amazing on the new airframes. I’m most excited to see the 737-10 fly especially in UA’s new livery.

Re: Reuters/Ipsos poll - What U.S. flyers rank most important

In regards to plane type, I have never flown with anyone who knew what we were flying on brand-wise, let alone individual model type. It’s either big or small. And safety with the Max will pass with rebranding to 737-X and leaving Max off. What airlines are flying right now in the US without blockin...

737-10 First flight?

Pardon if this has been posted, but was curious when the 737-10 is scheduled for first flight? I am a medical student so don’t have a lot of time to log in much anymore and could have easily missed it.

I have seen taxi tests but can’t find anything about first flight dates.

Re: Pratt announces GTF at 99.98% dispatch reliability

Great news for PW. I was really pulling for the GTF program after the missed of the PW4098 and PW6000. Plus it seemed like RR and GE were the only game in town and still are on widebodies. Wonder what the future is for PW to scale up the GTF? And is the PW1100 series rated to 35,000lbs thrust on the...

Re: Alaska Airlines orders more Boeing MAX 9

Will AS order any -10s to replace those 321neos? Would be a nice one for one replacement. I’m most excited about seeing the -10 enter service of all of the Max. I haven’t been on the forum in quite some time so it may have been addressed before but will the -10 get a thrust bump or is it the same ra...

Re: Air Greenland places Christmas order for an A330neo

Glad to see an order for a large aircraft and the 330neo at that. Their livery looks amazing on anything but especially the A330.

Re: Aerion moves forward with supersonic AS2 for 2024, unveils new final design

No amount of draconian measures to ‘reverse’ climate change will work. Amazing how many people don't get this. I literally see folks protesting with signs saying " stop climate change"... and no, not in the colloquial sense of becoming better/greener stewards, such that man's actions don'...

Re: Aerion moves forward with supersonic AS2 for 2024, unveils new final design

Id say this Might happen in 15-20 years time. Def not 2024 - though we can dream... If the climate deteriorates like it has this thing will not be allowed to take off in 15-20 years. No amount of draconian measures to ‘reverse’ climate change will work. I absolutely love the environment but there s...

Re: Boeing 777-9 first flight 24 January 2020 (weather permitting)

Latest METAR shows wind 180 at 16, gusting 23, 6SM RA BR BKN014 OVC019 ATC just said 22 gusting 29. No idea if/when we can expect 10 knots today. Truly a disappointing livery. What once was cutting edge is now tired. An omen for the X itself? Way to piss on the parade! It doesn't seem tired to me. ...

Re: Boeing 777X Testing/Production Thread - 2020

I watched the RTO and that plane looks so long. But because the engines are large it’s hard to appreciate the size of the plane.

Re: A350neo with GE engines?

Not to stray too far off topic, but could the MAX issues have been fortuitous for Airbus's wide body market as it seems the lack of MAX deliveries has potentially set Boeing back from being in a financial position to offer something new anytime soon? I know there is a lot of talk about MoM/NMA but w...

Re: Mesa signs MOU for up to 100 Mitsubishi SpaceJet's

Looks like an updated E190. Glad to see some positive news on the type. It seems like several of these smaller jet programs all launched around the same time and the only one we hear about is the A220.

Re: Boeing rolls out 787-9 in "Dreams take flight" livery

The 787-9 is one of the most beautiful aircraft ever made. Perfect proportions and looks good in almost any livery. This particular livery looks stunning.

Re: Rumor: Airbus to launch A350-1000ULR

Boeing may need to cede the upper market to Airbus for a while, much as Boeing owned that market with the 747 for decades then the 77W. Boeing should concentrate on getting the MAX airworthy and delivered, then work on a clean sheet to replace it along with MoM. Maybe tie both programs together like...

Re: Boeing delays 777-8X entry into service

Do we know around when first flight of the 777-9 will take place? Is it first of the new year? Curious to see performance numbers. I'm wondering if QF waits on the numbers then decides, and I also wonder if Boeing will completely shelve the 777-8 if they don't win project sunrise.

Re: Air Canada A220 launch - Interior Picture and New routes

Simply stunning aircraft and the livery compliments it well. The interior looks fantastic as well.

Re: Southwest, a stalwart Boeing 737 MAX customer, eyes other jets

N776AU wrote:

TranscendZac wrote:

That looks amazing. I would love to see the A220-300 painted in their livery

Ask and ye shall receive

Re: Southwest, a stalwart Boeing 737 MAX customer, eyes other jets

Their livery looks better on the A320 anyway :stirthepot: https://i.imgur.com/sKamIWl.png That looks amazing. I would love to see the A220-300 painted in their livery :goodvibes: Come on WN - be the launch customer for 300 A220-500's ! That would be incredible, but would most undoubtedly need major...

Re: Airbus to launch A350-1000ULR

I can't imagine why anyone at this point would buy the 778 given the option to buy the A350-1000ULR except for perhaps fleet commonality and even then, I would imagine the A350-1000ULR would be significantly less expensive to operate offsetting the commonality part. Has a model type ever been improv...

Re: Emirates renegotiating 777X order

Those metrics evoke two main concerns: 1. The 777X is only 8% more efficient per seat... 2. The 77W is already extremely cramped and claustrophobic (with the exception of a very few airlines). Yet the 77X would be significantly more cramped feeling. 1. If Emirates can actually use all 525 seats mos...

Re: Icelandair considers A321neo and possible all-Airbus fleet

Makes perfect sense. Quite frankly a fleet of A320NEO, A321LR, and possibly A321XLR for newer longer range routes and maybe a few A338s for higher capacity routes would be a great fleet for them...from my arm chair CEO view.

Re: Milestone: Airbus launches A220 production at Alabama facility

Congrats to the entire program. An an American citizen, I'm hoping carriers other than DL pick up the A220. Looking forward to flying on them. Also hoping to see a future A220-400/500 or whatever it is called. I think for Airbus it would make sense. they could do a 320.5 type stretch and focus on th...

Re: Aer Lingus Commences A321LR Transatlantic Flights

What a time and what a plane. The A321 looks really good in that livery and especially with the new larger engines. The A321LR is a near 1 for 1 replacement for the 757 on what, 99% of all flights. The XLR ought to more fill in that last 1%.

Re: Has the Max 8 been damaged as badly as DC-10 in the mind of the public?

The public knows the Max 8 and Max as well as they know what the thrust rating is. I think the enthusiasts on this site way overrates how much the public cares or even pays attention to the type of plane they fly. It’s like when I go to the Apple websites and the users there complain about the iPhon...

Re: Boeing Expects a $5.6 Billion Hit for 737 Max Disruptions

Boeing is a microcosm of what American Capitalism, err rather corporatism. It’s sad as they have a lot of talent, but the nasty side of capitalism has damaged an otherwise incredible company.

Re: a350-1000 range increase

Wonder what the payload looks like at those ranges, as the only purpose for that kind of range is ULH which is notoriously low payload, or use the extra MTOW for extra payload on typical long rang flights. Seems Airbus have really created and exceptionally flexible airplane with the A350. It was an ...

Re: A220 gets 2.3T MTOW increase

The A220-500 being tossed around would surely make for a heck of an efficient aircraft in the 160 seat space and could surely work for a lot of airlines who don’t need the new long ranges of the NEOs, no?

Re: What are airport going to do with their A380 gates when they are no longer needed?

Perhaps the 777X can use the gates with wingtips unfolded

Re: First Delta A330neo & Etihad A350-1000 Spotted Flying

Airbus makes some stunning airplanes. The new wing tips and larger engines really update and improve the already good looking A330. And the A350 looks really good, especially with the longer fuselage of the 35J.