I think Airbus will have to address the issues with RR before developing any new A350 derivatives. If RR tries to aggressively renegotiate PBR contracts it's going to irritate a lot of airlines and give potential A350 customers pause; existing A350 operators will likely have to bite the bullet but t...
Jump to postMay not ever fly, but I find it interesting (and refreshing) the artwork on their homepage shows weathering and signs of actual use instead of the glossy "never been off the ground" planes from Boom and others.
Jump to postProst wrote:Helluva HVAC system that they must have.
We've been hearing that the next great technology (teleconferences, email, etc.) will cause a massive drop in business travel for years, yet it always seems to bounce back. I'm not saying that ALL of the pre-COVID business travelers will return, but as mentioned elsewhere it could be we see a differ...
Jump to postI found this quote from the FAA information bulletin interesting: If in ALT mode while on the ground, pressing TO/GA switch will have no effect on pitch mode or guidance. Selecting both F/Ds “OFF” then “ON” while on the ground will restore intended, default TO/GA pitch guidance. Basically, if pilot...
Jump to postIn the 1990-91 war in Iraq/Kuwait, there was a serious decline in demand from people living in the USA to travel to Europe. Ukraine is a lot nearer western Europe than Iraq or Kuwait. Furthermore, after early 2020, everyone remembers how flights can suddenly stop and how difficult it is to get home...
Jump to postA few ideas: Ferry to/from a military charter Sports charter for the Liberty Bowl PR visit specifically related to the merger Diversion (although I struggle to think of any NW 747 flights that would overfly MEM) Extra Section for IRROPS recovery Northwest occasionally ran wide bodies with schedule ...
Jump to postApologies if this has been discussed previously...I saw a couple of threads about Delta's cancelling Northwest's 787 order and subsequently buying the A350, but nothing specifically addressing this question. With that said, I saw a great illustration of an A350 in Northwest's final livery the other ...
Jump to postFor those on the fence about Avatar, they will host 3 road show events scheduled in December where you can learn more from founder and key executives :rotfl: Someone really ought to record at least one of those and put it up on their streaming site of choice. It's virtually guaranteed to be comedy ...
Jump to postI really got a laugh out of the "larger, more lucrative opportunity in providing BA with all of its local lift needs through code sharing for passenger and cargo within the USA." I guess in their "thousands of hours creating a financial model" Avatar somehow overlooked two tiny d...
Jump to postNot April fools, but folks at Avatar Airlines applied for financial assistance from the Treasury Dept. :rotfl: Per filing: Avatar Airlines (“Avatar “or “Company”) submits the within request for inclusion in the class of domestic passenger airlines entitled to receive the above emergency financial a...
Jump to postOn page 11 of the prospectus: In order to increase aircraft utilization and decrease passenger loading time and with the cooperation of the airports served, Avatar intends to build its own passenger terminals. This alone should make anyone with even the most basic knowledge of the industry run away....
Jump to postWeatherPilot wrote:The beatings will continue until morale improves.
BoeingGuy wrote:SQ22 wrote:May I kindly ask you not to turn this thread into another 737 MAX discussion? Thanks.
We could start a thread about Mickey Mouse cartoons and it would inevitably turn into another 737 Max discussion.
jagraham wrote:...the seats should not have made that much difference. We are not hearing the whole story.
The article suggests India will likely not be served from ORD as it was previously and lost plenty of money, but rather from Philadelphia Given the tech connections between the Chicago area and India the suggestion AA couldn't make this work appears to not bode well for the long-term viability of t...
Jump to postI've always thought it sad that while Delta & United did nose-to-tail retrofits of their 767-300s American's was limited to new seat covers and few other cosmetic changes. Passing the bulkhead into Economy was like going through a time warp; even the overhead bins are still pretty much as they w...
Jump to postAt the risk of raising the ire of Airbus fans it seems like this has been going on for while but no one outside of United and Airbus knows if United actually requested a proposal or Airbus just submitted pricing as part of their regular conversations with airlines (like any other airline). Reminds o...
Jump to postTo me it seems like a bit of a stretch that just because Airbus sent United essentially marketing material that somehow they’re in talks to buy these airplanes. I used to hold Flight Global in higher regard, but these days they seem to be more a mouthpiece for Airbus’s marketing department...
Jump to postGoing back to the whole Boeing 2702 fiasco, in my opinion had NASA chosen the Lockheed design (I think it was called the L-2000) the U.S. may have actually had a viable supersonic airliner. The L-2000 was actually much lower risk because it relied more on proven technology. Of course, that's exactly...
Jump to postI couldn't read the entire article since it's behind a paywall, but my immediate thought was this is another example of Leeham's decidedly anti-Boeing stance creeping into their analyses. I won't argue that Boeing hasn't done a lot recently to endear themselves to people in the Pacific Northwest, bu...
Jump to postIn a move that I'm sure will shock and sadden many long-time airliners.net posters, the DOT has dismissed Avatar Airlines' application: https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/59533-dot-dismisses-avatar-airlines-licencing-request I was sincerely hoping the terribly-Photoshopped airplanes on their we...
Jump to postDoes every piece of new info warrant a new thread? The whole TK widebody order saga is starting to approach the NW DC-9 replacement and should/will Boeing start building the B757 again in terms of hot air expended on airliners.net. I think we should declare a moratorium on new threads until somethi...
Jump to postAs always with these contracts, RR is the biggest obstacle. Converting to A330neo could be an easier alternative. I still think the A330neo is a much better 777-200ER replacement for AA than the A350. While the A350 is no doubt a phenomenal performer, IMHO it has too much range for the majority of ...
Jump to post[Our DFW based QANTAS sales rep has said that once QF has enough 789's on property, they will replace their 380's with 789's on their DFW flights Are you sure you heard that correctly? IIRC Qantas couldn't wait to replace the B747-400s on DFW-SYD because they wouldn't have to take the weight penalt...
Jump to postI know the purpose of this thread is bringing to light the 'other' guys as opposed to the primary players today, but every commercial aviation enthusiast should get their popcorn ready for a scenario where Scott and Glen take the respective helms of UA and DL. You've got two commercial masterminds ...
Jump to postI always thought AA has way too many 300-plus seat widebodies in service or on order; there's just not enough profitable markets for this many planes. I understand some on this board think the A350-900 is a good B777-200ER replacement, but a) in AA's proposed configuration it'll still have ~20 more ...
Jump to postPeople who are posting on here about the despicable low standard of Club World, miss one vital factor that, BA sells more business class seats as a proportion than almost if not any other airline. Whilst this is the case expect improvements to be fairly minor. Well said. People on Airliners and som...
Jump to postLeeham is never pro-Boeing. Every Boeing aircraft will do much worse than it does... Not to hijack the thread, but I've noticed this, too, and always wondered why. Is it because Leeham's from Seattle and thinks Boeing's presence there is somehow detrimental and/or has been bad for the economy and l...
Jump to postBanks (and equity funds) go looking for risk to get higher yields. It seems Standard Chartered has - thus far - played this one right: the SA government stepped in to prevent a default. Some risks can't be measured with precision or efficiently mitigated, however. See Icarus myth. The problem is th...
Jump to postI can see the -9 having a very short production run. Given that Boeing launched the 900ER in July 2005 and the first one was delivered to Lion Air just 16 months later in May 2007 could we see the -10 ready for service by April/May 2019 ? The 737-900ER was an update of the preexisting 737-900, henc...
Jump to postThe A330-200 isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Which is why there's another option that you don't seem to be considering-- a small order of A333CEOs: at 242T, perfect commonality, and (most importantly) bottom-barrel acquisition prices, it could present a compelling case as well. AA isn't DL, but ...
Jump to postThe timing of the DL/KE JV and the AA/CZ deal makes me anticipate something big in the *A world. I can't help but wonder if AA's interest in CZ was driven by knowledge of a pending DL/KE JV or vice-versa. American and Korean appeared to have been "tiptoeing" toward a closer relationship f...
Jump to postAt the risk of having this topic further degenerate, Leeham appears to be confirming what some of have been saying: https://leehamnews.com/2017/03/20/major-fleet-decisions-may-not-positive-airbus-boeing/ Unfortunately most of the article is behind a paywall, but one of the first bullet points on the...
Jump to postZzzzzzzzz! The video game safety was just too weird, but this one put me to sleep...
Jump to postAA has a subfleet of ETOPS-equipped A321s used for west coast-Hawaii trips. If in-seat IFE is indeed removed from the majority of the narrowbody fleet, I would assume it would stay on these aircraft and the A321Ts. As for streaming, I recently flew on an AA Mesa CRJ-900 and watched a movie on my iPa...
Jump to postIt's been said a million times; those who don't learn from the past are bound to repeat it...
Swissair appears to have tried a similar strategy and look how that ended-up.
What's the old saying about putting lipstick on a pig?
Jump to postLufthansa doesn't have an issue with GE power on the A330 either as they recently acquired some for Eurowings. If anything it's the Pratt ones which are fleet orphans. Can we PLEASE stop the silly "will DL be interested?" posts. They get annoying, are ridiculous and make Delta Airlines so...
Jump to postOr A321NEOs. What I really think American should do is talk with Airbus to swap A350s for additional A321NEOs, and on the other hand talk with Boeing to swap 738s or 738MAX for additional 787-9s. The fact that they deferred the delivery of the first A350 to 2018 is already a sign that they are not ...
Jump to postWord going around that AA is talking with DL about taking AA's A350s and AA will take DL's 787s.... If anything, AA should be talking to Airbus about swapping the A350s for A330neos. The A350 is simply too much airplane for their network. Since UA and DL have built-up their west coast TPAC hubs in ...
Jump to postIMHO, there's way too much hand-wringing on airliners.net about range, especially considering that what, ~90% (or more) of the world's air routes are 6,000 NM or less? The fact that British Airways has publicly stated they will use the 787-10 as a B747-400 replacement tells me just about everything ...
Jump to postCan't say that Boeing has much of a choice but to go ahead with both the 737-10 and MOM airplane. The market has spoken that the A321neo is superior (not wading into the whole Airbus vs. Boeing fight; just going purely off sales), and without more competitive offering Boeing risks further defections...
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