I don't think Airbus doesn't feel the pressure one bit. They've sold every slot they've for the forceable future and there is no need to worry about an order of 50 planes of Ryanair. Especially, because Ryanair probably wants these planes for pennies on the dollar.
Jump to postFrom what I read if Air Europa doesn't merge they might be history so if IAG(and IB) are the only viable ending with a positive AE result then let them merge. Does the Spanish Government really want an airline closing their doors leaving several thousand employees with no jobs. That doesn't look &q...
Jump to postI hope to they order some A350's. It is definitely Boeing's order to lose, but with all the problems they'd lately it wouldn't be that much of a shock that they choose to spread the risk and order some Airbus wide bodies.
Jump to postWhich airlines still have the 744? LH, CA, KE... Pretty sure KE got rid of the 744 already and is planning to retire the 748 (and A380) as well. If you don't fancy visiting Iran at the moment, another option is Rossiya in Russia which still flies a few. I guess Atlas and Air Atlanta Icelandic still...
Jump to postDon't know why DL/UA or other carriers don't have a different brand. Maybe Mainland China is not making a big issue out of this any longer? I believe it is mostly due to government ownership. The European legacies of course at one point were all government owned carriers, and even today both the Fr...
Jump to postI think that they first need to sell some more E2's before they're capable of launching a new aircraft program. Otherwise, they need to take on too much debt and this will bring them in financial difficulty in the future.
Jump to postThis story just gets better and better!! I wonder how many hours and cycles that the old girl actually has? It may still have a lot of life left in it, with a few upgrades.. Without maintenance records, it is unlikely that this plane will fly again. I agree, 110%. Just to get the plane up to snuff ...
Jump to postVery sad for the people working at Rolls-Royce. I wish them well in these difficult times. But it is no wonder that RR is experiencing some financial difficulties. Everyone knows about the problems with their 787 engines. That really tarnished their reputation with loyal customers and the aviation i...
Jump to postBA has a few options. They can either decide to split their order between the 787 and the A350 depending on which need they have within their fleet. Some 777s fly routes that can be covered with the 781, and some that need the range of the A350. But it is also possible for them to place a big order ...
Jump to postBut what is QR going to do with those 737's they ordered? I thought they where replacements for the A320 order Airbus canceled. Now this order is back on the books does this mean that QR gets more NB's that they need?
Jump to postThe replacement of the 744F @KLM with A350F may open the door for more A350 in KLM livery in the future. Except they aren't really at KLM, they are at Martinair. I don't think this really changes things for KLM and the A350. A few years ago KLM ditched the order for 7 A350 in favor of the B787, bec...
Jump to postRyanair will only fly 737's for the foreseeable, I'm sure of it. They'll flirt with Airbus and the C919, but in the end they'll only do it to try to shave some $ of the asking price of 737's.
Jump to postI don't think that they'll find something. A runway overshoot in difficult weather and a compressor stall doesn't seem connected to each other. It sounds like KE wants to shift some of the blame of the runway overshoot to the airplane, or at least want to make is seem like they dealing with the situ...
Jump to postSad to see that none of the Tristars where saved by one of the museums in the UK. They served them well for almost 30 years. But, it baffles me that they couldn't find a buyer for the super guppy. I would've imagine that the aviation museums would be lining up to get such a special plane in their co...
Jump to postBoeing is in a bad place at the moment and it will get worse unless they improve their quality control. Just look at the situation for KL of the last few years: - Multiple 787's in the desert not making money (there will be some (ex-)employees who are laughing in Everett); - Their last 737NG was del...
Jump to postI think this Youtube video gives the best description of the whole DB Cooper story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbUjuwhQPKs&t=2s
Are there any evolutions in design of hydraulics that would limit the loss of control to part of the aircraft? NASA worked in the nineties on a program called Propulsion Controlled Aircraft (PCA). Here a computer controls the propulsion on an aircraft in such a way that it is able to land safely wi...
Jump to postBillly2903 wrote:Mortyman wrote:MrHMSH wrote:
They operate A330s, which should rule them out.
Yes, but if we nitpick a little, the KLM Airbus 330's supposedly will be retired by 2025 ...
I think KLM is happy with their E2 tho.
I would be stunned if they aren’t ordering the 737MAX. The last 737NG was only delivered to KL less than two years ago. Airbus has to come up with the deal of the century to snap this one away from Boeing. And even then, this is not one Boeing wants to lose. Many observers held a similar view back ...
Jump to postI would be stunned if they aren’t ordering the 737MAX. The last 737NG was only delivered to KL less than two years ago. Airbus has to come up with the deal of the century to snap this one away from Boeing. And even then, this is not one Boeing wants to lose.
Jump to postThis is not a problem just for Delta, but for all major US carriers. I don't think that the 788 is any better in replacing the 767 than the A338 is. And surely it isn't so much better that Delta should add a new airplane-type to its fleet just for this. It is just waiting for the US carrier till som...
Jump to postIf the plane returns to service with KLM (or Martinair), why would they remove all titles? Or was the decision to convert the plane later?
Jump to postCargolux doesn’t have much of a choice. The 747 isn’t built anymore, so they have to switch to another type at some time. And as a loyal Boeing customer they’re probably going for some version of the 777.
Jump to postWith that out of the way, without any doubt Ben Smith or some other top brass from Paris will be visiting KL headquarters soon to start the internal transformation process... Why? The influence of the government only became bigger with this deal. Furthermore, KLM is still performing better than its...
Jump to postDo they’ve the funding to develop a cleansheet airliner? I thought they where on thin ice after the Boeing-deal fell thru.
Jump to postThere’s no way that the A380 will return to service after Corona. Just old information.
Jump to postI think it is hard for KLM to compete in the freighter market. There are lots of big competitors that can operate at a scale KLM just can’t match. So, KLM didn’t really invest in freighter lately. Maybe the Corona virus changes this. Let’s hope so.
Jump to postI find it hard to believe that they will actually close this deal. Why would you spend this kind of money in the middle of a pandemic. If the Spanish government is willing to keep Air Europe afloat let them pay the bill and just buy it later when te crisis is over. The way I read the aid requests i...
Jump to postI find it hard to believe that they will actually close this deal. Why would you spend this kind of money in the middle of a pandemic.
If the Spanish government is willing to keep Air Europe afloat let them pay the bill and just buy it later when te crisis is over.
Why wouldn't they? Why would anyone phase out freighter planes when there is a lot of demand for cargo at the moment? Airlines are ripping the seats out of their passenger planes to haul cargo. I think they keep them flying untill they need some major maintenance or when passenger planes start flyin...
Jump to postGood effort but I’m seriously questioning if there is a market for Antonov’s in 2020. Maybe some rural airlines in Alaska and Canada? Or African and South American Airlines? But these type of airlines are often not heavy on cash. Would be a good replacement for 732’s though.
Jump to postThe present lease will end in May 2021, therafter the plan was to lease a 787.. Thus there is a real possibility that the 777 will only make a few pax revenue flights to AMS...... Maybe they should extend the lease of the 777. Given the current climate, leases should be relatively cheap compared to...
Jump to postAnd this be will adding costs, so below the line with the current oil prices there will be probably no cost advantage with the 777 over the A340 anymore. Exactly. Why did they get rid of PZ-TCR in the first place? Was it to cut costs or because the aircraft had reached the end of its life? They sho...
Jump to postHope are they able to compete with companies like KLM and TUI that are able to fly a direct route? They have managed to compete with KLM for decades, and they actually partnered up with TUI for the last few years. Dutch citizens often fly KLM to PBM and Surinam citizens often fly SLM, as a way of p...
Jump to postHope are they able to compete with companies like KLM and TUI that are able to fly a direct route?
Jump to postMaybe they don’t plan on using it for a long time and want to save some money by painting it white?
Jump to postA definitive stop seems unlikely to me, but maybe a temporary stop because of COVID? Any source of this rumor?
Jump to postHow hard would it be for Boeing to put the tanker capabilities on the 777LR? If they can use the same technologies they may develop the plan on the cheap. It really depends on how many the USAF is willing to order. For large quantity, like the KC-46, they would want to integrate the mod in to the p...
Jump to postHow hard would it be for Boeing to put the tanker capabilities on the 777LR? If they can use the same technologies they may develop the plan on the cheap.
Jump to postWeird that the Corendon plane still wears the MAX-name on its engines
Jump to postHow old are these 77Ws? ZK-OKS - 5.9 years ZK-OKR - 6.2 years Safe to say it will make a return after 2-3 years. I would be very surprised if these planes will return to passenger service. If the freighter conversions are an success these will be ideal candidates. The passenger plane market will be...
Jump to postupintheair2019 wrote:Test flight in TLV today for what'll become the first 777-300ERSF, new registration N557CC. http://www.facebook.com/AeronewsGlobal/ ... 0140810731
Intersting to see that Frontier Airlines is still taking delivery of new A320s, more than can be said for DL which hasn't had an A321 delivered since March 12. It's been well reported of course that DL has said that they wouldn't be taking any new aircraft for awhile. (Courtesy of skyliner-aviation...
Jump to postIntersting to see that Frontier Airlines is still taking delivery of new A320s, more than can be said for DL which hasn't had an A321 delivered since March 12. It's been well reported of course that DL has said that they wouldn't be taking any new aircraft for awhile. (Courtesy of skyliner-aviation...
Jump to postYes that what we need, another failing Italian airline.
Excuse my negativity, but I having a hard time taking this seriously.
Some many have tried an failed that I only believe it when I see it.
Is it a fair prediction that L/N 1446 might never get that final cabin modification the prior Saudi royalty had envisioned over ten years ago? Will this plane stay stored until scrapped? Could a post-COVID world open it up to being converted to a usable passenger airliner by any of the current user...
Jump to postI think the only real option will be the 777X. It can never do what the 747 can, but that ship has sailed.
Freighter airlines have to make do with either second hand 747's or new 777's.
Airbus has nothing to compete and I don't see any other manufacturer step up and built a dedicated freighter.
I was not expecting this. Great news that a DC-8 found a new home.
Jump to postI don’t know about FX but UPS has “hot-spares”. These planes are not in the air but on the ground and “scrambled” when a plane can’t fly. I think FX has the same thing going on. I believe there where ones flying spares, but they stopped that some time ago. https://gearpatrol.com/2015/04/22/on-alert-...
Jump to postThe first A350 will arrive in 2027. So that’s plenty of time for the Corona-crises to blow over. So, I believe this is the order that is least effected by the virus.
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