Shocking. I expected a smaller order for three dozen A321s. I guess that figure includes options and maybe the A350 well beyond this decade. Having Airbus buy back 200 delivery slots must be pricey, Kirby must be forking over a lot of cash. Given that UA among other airlines managed to force a lead...
Jump to postIn this Reuters article, a possible 200-plane deal with Airbus was mentioned. I don't recall this being reported elsewhere?https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/how-boeings-leadership-was-fired-by-its-own-customers-2024-03-27/ Kirby's visit to France was fairly well-publicised, but I t...
Jump to postScoot 788 9V-OFM LN1065 is on a post storage flight VCV-VCV.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/boe38
Remember Boeing took a sniff at the CSeries and walked away? This is part of the smell they got. Of course culturally Quebec likes to portray themselves as Frencher than France but their lifestyle and society mirrors that of the rest of Canada and USA. When you deal with unions in Canada, it is hard...
Jump to postOh Canada, where civilian airplane manufacturers meet their match while trying to build planes there.
Jump to postSidestick anyone? A similar instance had occurred on an RAF A330 MRTT where a camera was accidentally pushed on the sidestick. It could be far less likely for anyone to notice things next to a sidestick compared to a centre yoke. https://livingsafelywithhumanerror.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/loss-of-c...
Jump to postCan someone explain what the Z series is? Seen it, but never felt to ask. Z series = 787 R series = 747 N series = 757 V series = 767 W series = 777 Y series = 737NG 1 series = 737 Max Thanks, what about the next letters? The next letter is for the variants, eg A is for variant 1, B is for variant ...
Jump to postZD is 788 Was expecting ZF to be 78X Everything else seems to be correct Think of the volume of 789 vs. 78X operators, and remember that each operator will be assigned one or more blocks of variable numbers. There is still more room in the ZC series than the ZE series. Eventually, I'd expect to see...
Jump to postAirshow started today. Surprisingly quiet around here. Nothing in the air? Seeing as Boeing sent NO comnercial aircraft to the show, orders for 49xB789s is outstanding! Even if orders were placed before but announced at the show. Airbus and COMAC will need to pull their socks up to beat that. Oh co...
Jump to postI think that as the 78X is improved, with higher MTOWs, it will become a more attractive aircraft. Remember when the first A330-300s came out in the mid 1990s and their MTOW was about 211t; at the end of its production run, the last ones (ironically, also delivered to EI, which was the first airlin...
Jump to postFor these, and in particular the A330 ceos I think this is when the 787 has a shot at DL and in particular the -10. The A330 has been mentioned as the most profitable aircraft at DL. What a 787-10 brings to the table as a replacement is a bigger aircraft to account for growth, superior CASM, greate...
Jump to postThat was funny. The aerodynamics of the Md90 just lends itself better to their experiment. I don’t think it has anything to do with MDD leadership Yes, a high winged design like the TTBW typically leads to a T tailed airliner, and getting and modifying a T tailed airliner is easier than modifying a...
Jump to postBoeing is at least working on the last one. https://www.assemblymag.com/ext/resources/Issues/2023/nov/asb1123wing1-forweb.jpg?height=334&t=1698930963&width=640 https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/98106-transonic-truss-braced-wings-address-sustainability Given the current leadership team be...
Jump to postposturing to get a panicked Boeing to commit to "something suboptimal" would be great for Airbus. Boeing isn’t hiding what they are working on https://www.assemblymag.com/ext/resources/Issues/2023/nov/asb1123wing1-forweb.jpg?height=334&t=1698930963&width=640 https://www.assemblyma...
Jump to postI think some of you need your #avgeek cards taken away! The "cost savings" by Boeing was not building 2 different fuselages for the 737-900 & -9 Max like they did with the 757, and 3 for the 767. With the 757, airlines could chose between 2 overwing exits and a solid, no-break passeng...
Jump to postWith the MAX 9 fleet grounded temporarily and the MAX 10 still a ways out, will the MAX 10 fleet also have these plug doors as well? I was looking around and didn't realize that the MAX 10 is only 5 feet longer than a MAX 9. Will United's (and other airline's probably) configuration necessitate tha...
Jump to postSeems a bit underwhelming of a number for all the media hype regarding this order, other posters have expected a larger number with A330neos included. Seems like the space below the 350 is still being contested.
Jump to postMaurooo21 wrote:JerseyFlyer wrote:45 787s unidentified deserves some scrutiny, is this a single purchaser?
It could very well be Thai Airways. There were big rumours of a big 787 order a month ago.
LAXPolaris wrote:What other fleets have a patched door? Does the 737-900 NG?
For what its worth, AAR Corp's shares are down more than Boeing's right now.
Jump to postI think we might be changing one bit of speculation for another. We’ve gone from blaming Boeing, to blaming Spirit, to blaming Alaska, to blaming this mysterious contractor that installed the Wi-Fi. Maybe we should at least wait a bit more until we speculate again… Though that change came with more...
Jump to postI wonder if the remedy for this will be the installation of an alerting system on door plugs similar to those used on exit doors. It may be overkill, but the hardware already exists on the non-plugged airframes and it would add a layer of safety in an area that does not look easy to routinely inspe...
Jump to postNameOmitted wrote:Who actually installs WiFi? AS, or a contractor?
crescent wrote:Does the EAD not apply to foreign airlines? CM is flying PTY-LAX now (CM360) with a Max 9.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hp-9906cmp
If the aim is to divert pax from planes to trains, then Ryanair's strategy of flying to airports far away from the city centre seems to work here.
Jump to postPcoder wrote:Plane looks intact, hopefully everyone is OK.
Is there an estimated number of deliveries for next year, cumulative for all fleet types? I saw the DL fleet is expecting a net increase of 50 planes, between deliveries and retirements. Wondering how UA compares. This was posted earlier in the year in this thread. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FwLIR...
Jump to postI think it is quite clear that while the 320neo family works very good in the 200+ seat category, the Max 8 is becoming the more suitable choice in the traditional 186-190 full Y (or approx 160 to 170 mixed class) space. I think this is mainly because you can fit 4 extra seats into a MAX8 vs a 320n...
Jump to postIsn’t Boeing allowed to exit the airliner business? Why subject yourself to a future of hassle? They could exit if they wanted to but there should be a valid reason to back that decision. Challenges with certification, production and delivery, short-term issues that could be resolved and overcome i...
Jump to postI think it is quite clear that while the 320neo family works very good in the 200+ seat category, the Max 8 is becoming the more suitable choice in the traditional 186-190 full Y (or approx 160 to 170 mixed class) space.
Jump to postNever say never but a 779 would be pushing 400 seats.. I highly doubt UA wants anything that big in a 7 hub operation.. They don't have any routes that would warrant the much heavier 778 over the A35K. Maybe they never take the A350s but they have had plenty of times to cancel and kept it on their ...
Jump to post. 1. There's no guarantee that TTBW will actually come about 2. Even if it does, there's no telling when it will materialise - at least in the sort of numbers to take over the mantle of the NEO and MAX. It won't be 10 years. Just sayin'. 3. A new wing on the A321 that "only lasts 10 years"...
Jump to postA 321 with a new wing will only last 10 years in the market, not enough time for Airbus to recoup the development costs before Boeing's TTBW comes about. Boeing was smart to announce their TTBW early on because it basically freezes the market into a steady state for the next 5-10 years until the pr...
Jump to postA 321 with a new wing will only last 10 years in the market, not enough time for Airbus to recoup the development costs before Boeing's TTBW comes about. Boeing was smart to announce their TTBW early on because it basically freezes the market into a steady state for the next 5-10 years until the pr...
Jump to postA 321 with a new wing will only last 10 years in the market, not enough time for Airbus to recoup the development costs before Boeing's TTBW comes about. Boeing was smart to announce their TTBW early on because it basically freezes the market into a steady state for the next 5-10 years until the pr...
Jump to postIt seems to me that folks are not evaluating Boeing's decisions from the correct perspective, which is the most efficient allocation of capital. This is not enough - you have to determine what your goal is with that capital. Is it to maximize next quarter's profits, future be damned, or is it to ma...
Jump to postPlease quote actual block-to-block times or time aloft in the air rather than Great Circle distances. I've explained why partially in my reply above this one. As to UA and BR using the B78X on select Pacific routes, they barely run into any airspace restrictions the kind TG birds have to thread aro...
Jump to postYes, it does seem a little weird. It has been a good year for what has been confirmed, what has been virtually confirmed (AF/KL, BR) and what has been heavily rumoured (TK), all of which have been agreed with little in the way of controversy or drama, but those deals that have been scuppered really...
Jump to postI wonder if the environmental conditions in Bangkok are a factor with engine wear (i.e. hot, humid, smog etc.). Maybe, but the issues seem contained to the A3510, not the A359. TG might have included A3510s (with the problematic engine wear in poor environments) in an Airbus order - but if that was...
Jump to postAviator.aero newsletter reports Air Senegal plans on converting its five A220-300 orders for five A321neo instead. Wow, second operator to get rid of the A220. Does not sound promising for the future of the type… I think that's a jump lol.. They are an 80+ seat difference depending on the configura...
Jump to postLatest movement for 22 November 2023: MSN 65822 Turkish Airlines B789 TC-LLZ, maiden test flight at CHS: https://aviation.flights/boe/787/65822 Just a suggestion, would you kindly use LNs instead of CNs (or in Airbus speak, MSN) for Boeing test flights. The CN is relatively useless in tracking whic...
Jump to postaudidudi wrote:PM wrote:MoreLegRoomPLS wrote:
Boeing October 2023 identified orders:
1x 78K Saudia (ordered December 2008)
Weren't 8 ordered that day?
December 2008? Must be a typo! The 78K didn’t even exist then!
ghost77 wrote:AMX is taking 3 more B787's in 2024, seems maybe they'll be taking NTU's as no new seem to be built lately... any idea which GE's frames might be???
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qf789 wrote:
article out stating MAX 7 expecting certification next APRIL 2024 now... the saga just won't end https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/southwest-airlines-expects-certification-boeings-737-max-7-by-april-company-exec-2023-11-10/ You clearly didn’t read the article. It says Southwest exp...
Jump to postWow, what’s happened to Boeing in TK’s future fleet plans? I don’t suspect anything too bad for Boeing either. The original “mega order” was rumoured at 600 (~400 narrow, ~200 wide) so this Airbus order seems fill just over half of the rumoured amount… If the numbers are true, basically means Boein...
Jump to post32Bit wrote:Any idea on the status of LN1755 which AFAIK, is due for DHL-AeroLogic as D-AALV?
Nobody is doubting that the 350 can fly further, but for the routes that the 787 can do, it does it at a lower cost than the 350 due to the 350 being a heavier plane to begin with. So a 787 provides for more flexibility in routes where a 350 is too big to fly profitably but a 330neo is unable to fly...
Jump to postI think if they are thinking of the future, say 5 to 10 years down the road, if they are deciding to add any 2nd hand frames at that time, 787s may make a better choice than any A330, ceo or neo. The ceos will be "old tech" by then and may not compete well with other planes. The neos will ...
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