Flying-Tiger From Germany, joined Aug 1999, 4111 posts, RR: 39 Posted (6 years 8 months 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 2725 times:
Indian Airlines is apparently considering an order for large RJs, namely the CRJ900 and Embraer 190 as B737-200 replacement at Alliance Air. Decision within one year. Anyone having more details?
CRJ900 From Norway, joined Jun 2004, 2080 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 2709 times:
Wow, the article is like a Bombardier ad... but good on them if it boosts sales a bit. I hope their sales team stay sharp and bring pictures of AC Jazz and LH CRJs as they look more inviting, from pictures I have seen here in the database.
Cricket From India, joined Aug 2005, 2936 posts, RR: 7 Reply 4, posted (6 years 8 months 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 2684 times:
Honestly, after flying the E-170 when it came to India on a visit and the CRJ-200 on a S2 flight which almost never ended, I'll choose the Brazilian planes anyday. Plus, the PM did tell President Lula that India will look at buying more Embraer planes, given that the IAF just bought three Legacy planes.
Cricket From India, joined Aug 2005, 2936 posts, RR: 7 Reply 6, posted (6 years 8 months 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 2659 times:
Quoting PavlovsDog (Reply 5): I wouldn't be surprised if the Indians went with the RRJ due to their ties to Russia.
Umm... close ties to the Soviets didn't mean we bought Russian aircraft. I mean other than the Air Force being fully Ruski-ised (save the Jags and Mirages), India's civialn fleet has never seen Soviet aircraft other than a couple of Tu-154 leased into IC inb the late 80's if I recall correctly.
Correct me if I'm wrong though!
Nimish From India, joined Feb 2005, 3078 posts, RR: 9 Reply 7, posted (6 years 8 months 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 2659 times:
Why would IC need to introduce a new a/c type into the mix? Don't they already have a bunch of 319s on order for the lower capacity markets? And they already operate a bunch of ATRs that are much more fuel efficient that the RJs. Hence I'm not sure if they would gain too much by adding another type to their fleet.
Quoting Cricket (Reply 2): 'Planning to order' and 'Indian Airlines' in the same sentence should set off warning bells...
More than warning bells I think - just plain lunacy to bring those words together. They have a huge set of challenges right now - to do with the planned merger with AI, and on getting pilots fast enough for their current fleet of planned 320 family a/c.
MauriceB From Netherlands, joined Aug 2004, 2477 posts, RR: 28 Reply 8, posted (6 years 8 months 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 2648 times:
Think the order might be a suprise, while the article might say it will order CRJ's or EMB's, Rekkof is planning to start the F-100/70NG Re-production in India, because of a big investor in India.
Although we heard this a lot the last couple of years, it really looks like the Fokker planes will come back. The heavily modified planes (that's why i took another 1,5 years before relaunch) will be a bit superior to its competitors.
Atltys From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 11 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (6 years 8 months 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 2601 times:
This is where BBD is at a terrible sales disadvantage -- they are reduced to comparing an 86 seater to the E190 which is a 106 seater under the same seat pitch. Even with the proposed CRJ-900x, you are still only talking about a 98-seater at the very most. Furthermore, it will have a far less spacious cabin than existing aircraft in that category -- DC9, F100, E190, 717, etc.
Planemaker From Tuvalu, joined Aug 2003, 5488 posts, RR: 34 Reply 12, posted (6 years 8 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2410 times:
Quoting Aviopic (Reply 11): Quoting MauriceB (Reply 8):
Rekkof is planning to start the F-100/70NG Re-production in India, because of a big investor in India.
I would change "planning" tor "praying". It is far from a sure thing...
Cades Digitech managing director and CEO Dataram Mishra says from Bangalore that talks began with Rekkof “7-8 months ago and we have had 2-3 rounds of meetings”.
“It has not come to an advanced stage but we have done an evaluation and the talks are still going on,” says Mishra.
Mishra says that “we would have to make it for the overseas market as well to be viable” and improvements would have to be made to the original design to reduce operating costs.
“The Fokker aircraft are now in the last stage of their life cycle,” he adds.
Extract from ATI, Sept. 20/06.
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Mrocktor From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 1646 posts, RR: 51 Reply 13, posted (6 years 8 months 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2384 times:
Yay Indian orders and Rekkof in the same thread! Welcome to the Twilight Zone
Cricket From India, joined Aug 2005, 2936 posts, RR: 7 Reply 14, posted (6 years 8 months 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2275 times:
Quoting Mrocktor (Reply 13): Yay Indian orders and Rekkof in the same thread! Welcome to the Twilight Zone hypnotized
Hahahahaha! And after what a Dutch Embassy official has been quoted as saying, plus the illegal confinement of 12 Indians in AMS last month, I'm not particularly sure that pro--Dutch sentiments are flowing through the Indian government.
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