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Cargo capabilities determining pax a/c selection
Is the A332 vs. B764 competition the only (major) instance of better belly cargo capacity being the primary determinant (for at least one operator) in selecting one airframe over the other? IIRC, several operators with existing B763 fleets chose the A332, rather than the B764, for the A332's belly cargo capacity.
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Not quite the example you're maybe thinking of but a few a.netters were surprised that NZ didn't stick with the 787 for its 77E replacement programme. NZ management indicated it was a range/payload issue mainly for inland US routes and Sao Paulo. As we have seen with the ORD announcement NZ could have stuck with the 789 if they were prepared to accept lower-density layouts and (presumably) very light cargo loads westbound. They haven't elaborated on what sort of cargo capacity they wanted on ORD, NYC, GRU etc but from some of the comments we have seen on NZ threads it looks likely that the significantly higher pax/cargo capability of the A350 at longer ranges was decisive. But your point is maybe capacity rather than capability?
Re: Cargo capabilities determining pax a/c selection
Close enough... the premise being that cargo considerations were the deciding factor in selecting a type of a/c in a pax fleet.
Re: Cargo capabilities determining pax a/c selection
WPvsMW wrote:Is the A332 vs. B764 competition the only (major) instance of better belly cargo capacity being the primary determinant (for at least one operator) in selecting one airframe over the other? IIRC, several operators with existing B763 fleets chose the A332, rather than the B764, for the A332's belly cargo capacity.
The A330-200 also had better range - an issue Boeing looked to address with the cancelled 767-400ERX.
As for belly cargo volume, the 787-8 offers two additional LD-3 positions compared to the A330-200 / A330-800 so perhaps that helped it win some RFPs...
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Re: Cargo capabilities determining pax a/c selection
One of the main factors of NOT selecting the A388 is the very limited belly cargo capacity of this aircraft type, seen the size of aircraft.
The smaller B773ER is able to transport a lot more cargo (both space and weight), together with all the passenger luggage with 100% seats booked.
The smaller B773ER is able to transport a lot more cargo (both space and weight), together with all the passenger luggage with 100% seats booked.
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