stlgph wrote:Just cut to the ultimate chase here -- Airbus won't rest until they can send a passenger plane nonstop around the world.
I believe the A35K has a slightly longer trailing edge to increase the area (I have 4% larger in my head, but can't remember). It's not a huge change, but a change all the same. Per Airbus the A351 has a 5% larger wing area than the A359. 4998 sq ft versus 4760. sq ft. Close enough! Thanks for the ...
Jump to postImagine the range on an A359neo with the A35K wing, MTOW etc though, that would make AKL-LHR possible with a realistically high capacity. I thought the A359 and A35K had the same wing I believe the A35K has a slightly longer trailing edge to increase the area (I have 4% larger in my head, but can't...
Jump to postI flew on the DC9-10, DC9-30, DC9-50 and probably other variants. I also flew on the MD82 and MD-88. Loved those old Diesel planes. They were built like tanks.
Jump to postDoes anyone know where or if ORF posts it passenger numbers? They use to do a press release but stopped that during 2022. ORF numbers are out for February. A total of 298,452 pax went through the airport. Cargo was down nearly 20% year over year. https://www.yahoo.com/news/norfolk-international-air...
Jump to postOnly once went to FL430 in a light 767-200ER and one pilot was on oxygen the whole time which was a pita No one would disregard that regulation at my airline so except for that one occasion we didn’t go above FL410 We routinely go up to FL410. On the A350-900 sometimes even to FL430 but more rarely...
Jump to postGads, the Boeing haters and armchair manufacturing "experts" will have a field day. I spent time doing process audits on the 737 line and yes found instances of what one might call audit failings. A drawing being used being 2 hrs past it's valid date. A process stopped by the FAA because ...
Jump to postYoan0185 wrote:How well is the A35K performing on this route? ThAnKs In AdVaNcEd!!!
DL doesn't have a huge TATL ops compared to the other two carriers. Especially to LHR, they rely a lot on Virgin Atlantic traffic. You do know that UA and DL are the top two TATL carriers with UA flying slightly more seats than DL? 2023 Operating revenues, Atlantic, from the respective recently fil...
Jump to postI 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...
Jump to postThe DOT numbers do not include methodology and fluctuate wildly. That's not a proper way to measure fuel burn. I texted someone flying an A350 LAX-SYD to get exact fuel numbers on the next flight. For now, a rudimentary look at SQ flying LAX-SIN the other day, if leaving with full fuel and landing ...
Jump to postI actually think Fred was asking for the various reports that estimate fuel cost is 500-1000kg per hour less on the 787. Claims with numbers like these need evidence. Though as per threads in which many of us (yourself included) participated, the A359 certainly competes well in the ULH space, the b...
Jump to post500-1000kg per hour means a fractional fuel burn difference of 9-16% range. Does this pass your smell test? Can you share one of the reports? Fred So you are saying they have the same fuel burn? Interesting. I actually think Fred was asking for the various reports that estimate fuel cost is 500-100...
Jump to postWithout supporting data to post, I do believe that the fuel burn difference between a 789 and 359 is reasonably marginal, especially on ULR flights. My recollection from when I was privy to some analysis was 2 - 5%. We all know the difference in passenger capacity is, much less payload. This is par...
Jump to postSo today I modified the code that produces my Cost and payload range information so that it could include wind in the calculation. The top chart shows nil wind and assumed landing fuel of 5t (typical for QF.) https://i.postimg.cc/XJY09gVv/Happy-WBPR.jpg This chart shows average 50kt headwind and la...
Jump to postSo today I modified the code that produces my Cost and payload range information so that it could include wind in the calculation. The top chart shows nil wind and assumed landing fuel of 5t (typical for QF.) https://i.postimg.cc/XJY09gVv/Happy-WBPR.jpg This chart shows average 50kt headwind and la...
Jump to postI see this being an A359/A35K order for American. 47x 772s need replacing. The 78X has an MTOW nearly 100k lbs less than the 772, and, while it seats more and cost less to operate, it carries less cargo and has less range. Not really. The IGW 787-10 has essentially the same payload range as the 77E...
Jump to postI see this being an A359/A35K order for American. 47x 772s need replacing. The 78X has an MTOW nearly 100k lbs less than the 772, and, while it seats more and cost less to operate, it carries less cargo and has less range. Not really. The IGW 787-10 has essentially the same payload range as the 77E...
Jump to postLooking at the AA fleet, they have around 280 A321 similar to Delta A321/757 fleet but United only have circa 60 mostly older 757 so you can see their issue with the max10 delay. AA have older A319/20 and also 737-800 to replace so could go max7 or A220/A320neo/max8 most likely as less need to go f...
Jump to postCASM is the metric of choice in the airline industry. Can an airline successfully and profitably compensate for extra costs — whatever the reason — through higher revenue from more premium offerings? Think: Breeze, Vistara, Porter, maybe even JetBlue. The best margins in the industry are held by si...
Jump to postAdded A330-900 and A350-1000 and corrected a typo on A350-900 fuel per paylaod: And there we understand why A330-900 have few customers and why the LCC buy it "cheap" to put way more than 300pax in it. The A339 OEW is not 135t but closer to the 789 OEW I believe. Not sure what that does t...
Jump to postBelow chart is for the relevant widebodies, the dashed lines represent the MTIW increases. The 430nm Figure is not marketing but realistic. https://i.postimg.cc/mgn4t2qc/Wide-PR-charts.jpg Absolutely, if you include payload in CASM (I use an offset to calculate, then you can see why long range wide...
Jump to postIn 2040 the 787-10 will be the highest selling model in the 787 family. If we look at the 777, 767, A330 and A320 families the longest version sold poorly in the first 10 years. After range improvements it saw the longer version eventually become the top seller. With the A330 as range improved slig...
Jump to postI wonder, is this claimed 430nm a marketing claim or real world figure? I assume, seeing as it is coming from Boeing, we are looking at a marketing figure, so how much real world difference would the extra MTOW make for airlines, with the obvious caveats applying (depending on route, layout etc.)? ...
Jump to postIsn't a 787-10ER in the works? I think that would be the plane for a lot of airlines if it can get closer to the range of the 787-9 and A350 What happened to the MTOW increase for Air New Zealand? I believe that is what is needed to sell more. Then again, 2 years ago that was 2 years away... https:...
Jump to postPerspective matters - is the 787-9 a failure because it can't carry as many passengers as the -10? No, the 787-9 is a great airplane and so is the -10. As long as each is applied to the appropriate market, they're both successful. BTW, I flew two flights in each model this week. For trans-Atlantic ...
Jump to postIn comparison to the other 2 sister (-9 & -8) the 78X seems way behind in sales and range, the -9 taking almost 2/3 of the orders for the 787 family. Was is it a mistake from Boeing to bring it to the market without a new wing ? is Boeing considering 78XNG or 78X-MAX ? I think for routes of 200...
Jump to postReplacement for 757 and 767 are being discussed here frequently. This from Delta's presentation from June 2023: https://i.ibb.co/Czf99qh/delta-fleet-strategy.png https://s2.q4cdn.com/181345880/files/doc_presentations/2023/06/27/Delta-Beyond-2023-Investor-Day-vF-6-26-23.pdf That should save about 10...
Jump to postWhen I started graduate school in 1989 NW had an offer for three $99 dollar vouchers round trip anywhere in the USA for new graduate students through AMEX. Needless to say I took advantage and flew DCA-SFO and RIC-SAN routing through MSP and DTW. I wasn't able to use the third voucher but a great de...
Jump to postI have never speculated in one of these threads, generally preferring to wait for the final report. However, based on everything I have seen and read my guess is the four primary bolts of the door plug were not secured properly. As final assembly of the door plug happens at Boeing, I would assume th...
Jump to postIf the wifi vendor was at fault is there any confidence this can be known via NTSB investigation?
Jump to postNW served DTW and MSP from RIC for years. DL has served ATL, LGA, JFK, BOS for years. Net change is less flights and capacity to DTW which is hard to fathom. Since that time RIC has added mainline nonstops to LAX, LAS, SFO, DEN, TPA, IAH, MIA, FLL, MDW, CHS, BNA and I'm probably missing some. RIC a...
Jump to postDon't have pax counts handy but judging by the available spaces in the parking lot, CHO traffic is down significantly from its peak in 2018-2019. I suspect that CHO-area travelers have made a big contribution to the double-digit growth RIC has experienced this year. CHO is great for NYC and northea...
Jump to postThis is just one example of the DTW hub. In the NW days they flew 4X daily from RIC-DTW all DC-9's ( DC-9-30 and DC-9-10's). I flew on this route many times connecting to the West Coast. The flights were always at least 2/3 full to full. Now DL flies RIC-DTW 3X daily with one 717 mainline (usually)...
Jump to postThis is just one example of the DTW hub. In the NW days they flew 4X daily from RIC-DTW all DC-9's ( DC-9-30 and DC-9-10's). I flew on this route many times connecting to the West Coast. The flights were always at least 2/3 full to full. Now DL flies RIC-DTW 3X daily with one 717 mainline (usually) ...
Jump to postThey had a hugely diverse fleet all specced out to their own "special" layouts, this killed the second hand value massively. 7 Concordes 16 B747-100s PW JT9D 6 L1011-500s 8 L1011-200s 10 DC10-30 Roughly 15 B767-300ERs max in long haul and they choose RB211s. 10 A320s for 14 years before t...
Jump to postIn these situations, I always wait for the facts. The latest from Reuters published a few moments ago.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-paci ... 024-01-02/
Richmond November traffic numbers are out. Year over year the November monthly enplanements are up 14.86% with 419,526 pax. Cargo is up 9.01% for the month. For the year Richmond traffic is up 17.29% and Cargo is up over 30%. It looks like Richmond will be around 4.8 million passengers for the year ...
Jump to postIt's pretty well established internally that an Airbus order is imminent, if not done. Just a delayed announcement. I'm still unclear if it includes 330s. One would think so, unless it's a dual (or later to be a dual) order. Multiple DL employees, including 777Mech, have claimed a 787 order was imm...
Jump to postHey y'all, not sure if this is the right forum to be asking this question but I uncovered a peculiarity when looking at flight tickets and wanted to enquire what could be the reason behind it. I was looking for nonstop flights (using Google Flights) between SEA and LHR. The usual suspects: BA, DL, ...
Jump to postHey y'all, not sure if this is the right forum to be asking this question but I uncovered a peculiarity when looking at flight tickets and wanted to enquire what could be the reason behind it. I was looking for nonstop flights (using Google Flights) between SEA and LHR. The usual suspects: BA, DL, ...
Jump to postThe DL 321ceos didn't get extra tanks, and, indeed, are not reliably U.S. transon-capable The DL 321neos don't get extra tanks. The NW A330-300s were some of the earlier builds (like the US/AA frames) that didn't have DTW-China range. Some of the A350s are the lesser MTOW aircraft. It's the people ...
Jump to postMX is already pulling back. Only a few of their cities are working, TPA, RIC, CHS to some degree. Without another major infusion of cash they won't make it. Simple as that.
Jump to postSo, when was the first time you flew on an A320? I ask because I first flew on a NW A320 in August 1990 from DCA-MSP. NW had very recently acquired the type and to my knowledge no other US carriers were flying the A320 at the time. Any folks out there on an A320 in that era? Yes I worked for NW at ...
Jump to postSo, when was the first time you flew on an A320? I ask because I first flew on a NW A320 in August 1990 from DCA-MSP. NW had very recently acquired the type and to my knowledge no other US carriers were flying the A320 at the time.
Any folks out there on an A320 in that era?
It's strongly rumoured we may be adding DL to that list very soon. Interesting, as DL are one of two airlines (other being BA) whose deals for the A35K were said to be hampered by RR in the opening post of this thread. Didn't they just reverse everything back to the original order/agreement? It was...
Jump to postIt's amazing to read all of these comments and see all the incorrect assumptions that have been made.
Jump to postI am very familiar with the area. All I can say is good luck. MCO is 30 miles away. TPA is about 50.
Jump to postI mean you can look at the November 2023 order report, it’s clearly not there. Emirates Airlines website announces order for 35 787's. Reuter's announcing order for 30 789's for FlyDubai. Plus I added the announcements from Boeing's media room. It's a done deal. You also missed the 4 additional 789...
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