Hydrogen has a gravimetric energy density of 142MJ/kg. Jet-A will give you 40MJ/kg. (Batteries are like 1MJ/kg at best). My personal thought (with no real math or calcs) is that H2 airliners are best suited for long, trunk routes. The square-cube law dictates that larger LH2 tanks will be more effic...
Jump to postCOVID-19 is going to result in airlines consolidating hub operations to cut costs. Yes, P2P is slightly better from a public health standpoint - but I am talking about after a vaccine is developed and COVID-19 is eradicated. There are dozens of other things that governments can do to prepare for the...
Jump to postThere's no place on earth to store the oil. The geopolitical reasons (I strongly suspect) are Saudi Arabia and Russia trying to drive US producers bankrupt, so they are pumping oil even during a demand shock, creating a massive glut. But now we have supertankers sitting offshore, filled with oil. St...
Jump to posthttps://i.imgur.com/EK3zyG6.png Pakistani aerospace appears to be shut down. Indian airlines have been banned from flying over Pakistan. EK (and a few others) cancelled flights to Pakistan. North India looks empty as well. This thread should be reserved solely for discussions on impacts to aviation...
Jump to postAirbus is now pretty much entirely depended on the 320, 330, and 350 (A220 to a lesser extent). This has been the case for a few years, ending the 380 just formalized the status quo. Boeing has the 737MAX, the 777X, the 787, the 797/MOM project. I'm heavily interested in seeing what the next thing A...
Jump to postAirbus earnings call is at 1:45AM EST. Wonder if I want to listen in and hear the words that end the 380.
Jump to postA sad time for aviation. The A380 may have not been the most impressive plane when it came to its business case, nor even its appearance. But it was one of the best planes for passengers - lots of room and crazy stuff like bars and lounges. The existence of this plane got me into aviation in the fir...
Jump to postI think there's a way to make this even worse for ME3. India is bigger than most people realize, and the trains are horrid and slow. Delhi is ultimately only one city, out of perhaps 10-20 viable destinations. So, my question is this: how effective would a WOW-IndiGo partnership be? The way I see it...
Jump to postHello all, So I'm sure many of you on this forum have heard of ramjets, which would be ideal for supersonic travel but have one drawback - they need to be accelerated to high speeds to be made efficient. I read that a Ramjet becomes "self sustaining" at speeds of above Mach 0.5, which got ...
Jump to postI honestly thought BA would go for the 777-9 - do you guys think that proposition is dead now?
Jump to postAt some point in the future, do you see it possible that EK will merge with or buy EY? I remember this merger being discussed a few months ago on the forums, I can't remember what happened though. Also, I'm flying EY in a few days so I'll post here if I notice anything interesting.
Jump to postThis would scare me quite a bit if I were EK. A fleet of 50 widebodies connecting Europe and North America to a massive domestic network in India is a huge threat to EK's current model and takes away a big chunk of EK's most important market.
Jump to postI honestly don't see why Airbus didn't throw on a simple stretch to the A380 plus. It is not financially or technically hard to stretch a plane by 2-3 meters, which in the case of the A380 would add 80 more seats.
Jump to postKeep in mind that EK's average fleet age is around 6 years and they probably want to keep it below 10. 777Xs will replace the 77W on most routes and some 380s, and EK will order 380+ to replace the rest of their A380s.
Jump to postI've flown on the A380 5 times. Wonderful aircraft. Much rather fly a 380 than a 777 over long distance (nothing against the 777, but the A380 is something else).
Jump to postLCC TATL is rapidly sounding like the next tulip or subprime loan. If/when JetBlue and Ryanair get involved this is going to become a bloodbath.
Jump to postEmirates and Qantas would gain a lot by having a partner in SE Asia. Both of them have the money to pull it off as well-could see a co ownership.
Jump to postYeah, the current ME3 order books are absolutely insane. I ultimately think that the big loser here will either be the 777X or the A350.
Jump to postI think that there are still a number of potential 777x buyers: TK (once Turkey gets over political instability, they are going to build another superconnecter airline and the 777-9 nicely fits that) AF (replacement for 77W and possibly A380) Qantas Vistara (a rumor that is persistent and could beco...
Jump to postA filled 777-9x is more efficient than a filled A350 (https://www.airinsight.com/the-super-twin-battle-a350-1000-versus-777-9x/). I think once you pass roughly 380 seats demanded, the 777-9 wins. That means pretty much every A380 route with sub 75% load factor (which is a lot), every 744/748 route, ...
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My question for you Matt, is that having spent so much time explaining to us why the A380 has such an issue because a larger frame by definition needs lower CASM to offset the higher trip cost, where does the 777-9X's small CASM advantage fit into your theorem given that the 777-X has to carry cons...
Jump to postWhat about a potential 777-10X 80 meter stretch? Wouldn't be too difficult and would probably kill off the a380. Thoughts? I think at the very least it could be used as an A380 replacement.
Jump to postGood day to be a Clevelander. Just flat out robbed the Celtics in the Kyrie Irving trade, and now two TATL flights in two days.
Jump to postGod do I hope this is true. FI would be a welcome addition to the entire region.
Jump to postI thought I remember that the T5 A380 gate(s) would be ready about now and that we could expect LH or EK late summer, fall 2017, no? I'm still surprised Emirates hasn't gone double daily in the meantime. But, I have no idea how the flight is doing anyways. I think EY was long rumored to go double-d...
Jump to postSo what do we do once the great technological revolution renders everyone unemployed ? Who'll be buying airline tickets then...? That's a very good, very scary question. The new wave of automation is could put skilled workers (pilots etc) out of work-I recommend you watch this video (https://www.yo...
Jump to postSo you know what frame(s) EK will pick? Various media reports say the 78J, 359, and 789 are all being considered. Price will obviously be a significant factor that is considered. If that doesn't make sense let me know. :smile: I 100% agree the decision is in work. EK must keep negotiating to reduce...
Jump to postWith the hyperloop, what exactly prevents some nutjob with a gun to shoot at the Hyperloop track, piercing the tube and causing an explosive decompression that kills everyone?
Too many risks for hyperloop right now.
There is still no overflights from QR flights, so this wouldn't help QR at all in Europe or North America. It would bring QR a bit closer to Africa and India, which could be an advantage. Oman has historically been neutral when it comes to the Middle East-a bit like Switzerland. That being said, QR ...
Jump to postWait....!!! Pax on the upper deck and freight on the lower. The A380 combi. ;) ;) ;) Heaven's to Betsy, that's not a dreadful idea! However, there is no front loading, and given the strength reinforcement required for the lower floor, well... The range would probably be cut in half. Maybe IAI can g...
Jump to postWhat about Vistara? I've heard rumblings that they wanted 777Xs, a large amount.
Jump to postAny "new VLA" talk is speculation, the industry is going through a VLA boom right now with the A350 and 777X. The focus for the next 10 years is going to be MOM while the A380 runs its course. No use for Boeing or Airbus to throw more billions at developing a VLA when they both have good i...
Jump to posthttps://www.zacks.com/stock/news/265328 ... -worth-14b
Just going to leave this here. I think EK is going to try and wipe the floor with the rest of the Middle East/Indian subcontinent.
Wild speculation: Could it be EK?
I think that they are over with all widebody and want to diversify their fleet, and particularly take advantage of the fact that QR is getting screwed.
So the MIA flight made it back to DOH - https://flightaware.com/live/flight/QTR778/history/20170606/0030Z/KMIA/OTHH In my opinion, Iraq and Syria will continue to be dangerous airspace, therefore the power player for Qatar is Iran. If QR birds can't overfly Iran they are toast. Given the geopolitic...
Jump to postFor those confused about the politics behind it (Yes, its my foreign policy blog, but its a thorough explanation IMO):
http://paxamericanaweb.blogspot.com/201 ... rophe.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-an ... d=47825302
Announcement is live right now. He's citing the fact that ATC still uses Radar instead of GPS, uses pens and paper etc. Thoughts?
Crazy stuff: Saudis and Egyptians accusing Qatar of backing ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and Iranian terror groups (???-Qatar is Sunni as heck): http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40155829 As mentioned above, this comes after Qatar called Iran a "Stabilizing force". If QR can't overfly Saudi Ara...
Jump to postMy Predictions: Airbus confirms/denies A380 NEO, depending on what talks they have had with EK Boeing launches 737-10 Boeing launches a 777-10x that replaces the A380 ME3 doesn't really order much A320NEO, 737Max and A321LR all have good days In general, pretty quiet-no major orders. Wildcard: Indig...
Jump to postEtihad has certainly seen better days, but they are not a failure-yet. The disaster that was AZ (The logic behind that is beyond me), 9W hasn't turned out all that well, AB didn't turn out well, but as someone above mentioned, it was more sensible than AZ. As above posters have also said, the point ...
Jump to postIf I had 1$ for every A380 thread that devolved into a discussion on what VLA means... Anyway. To the posters above saying that a 2 engined A380 would be simple-wrong. First, the entirely new engine would require an engine maker who actually has faith in a new VLA. GE is committed to the 777x progra...
Jump to postDo plane tranquilizers exist? Because this airline needs to be put down ASAP.
Jump to postAll these incidents are part of a bigger picture of our society. People want cheap fares and first class service. Airline employees are often stressed for various reasons. Many people feel they are entitled, and to hell with everyone else. There is a widening gap in our country between beliefs, be ...
Jump to postIndia-East Asia could probably be served by such an aircraft as well, India-Africa could also be served. Is anyone else thinking the ME3 might be a bit of a loser when the MOM comes out, in the sense that the megahubs could potentially be bypassed?
Jump to postUS to Asia is incredibly saturated as someone above pointed out. I can get from Cleveland to Hong Kong cheaper than I can get from Cleveland to London, amazingly. Used to be that Delta, Northwest, United, and JAL were the big players trans-pacific with those pretty 744s being hurled across. Now, you...
Jump to postBREAKING:
Most people don't like being in a small metal tube with limited seats for 3 hours, during which the type of metal tube you take MAY change.
China's Economy is slowing down, but Indian economy continues to grow at almost 7-8%. I agree with a few posters above though, from some places DXB cannot make logical connections. West Coast to North Africa is the only connection from the west coast that makes sense. Europe can only connect to Subs...
Jump to postHow are airports in Baku and Tashkent safer than Gulf and Istanbul that these nonstop flights do not get the laptop ban imposed on them? Central Asia is (relatively speaking) more stable than the Middle East, since ethnic groups are largely kept separate and the governments are authoritarian enough...
Jump to postDo keep in mind that this cut is only for June 3 to June 30th..... Which is even crazier given that's peak season to India. Maybe the US-India market isn't what it used to be? Or maybe the rest of the the government airlines including AI are cutting into EK enough? Indian Economy is growing pretty ...
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