Zvezda From Lithuania, joined Aug 2004, 10511 posts, RR: 65 Reply 1, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 2015 times:
Quoting Soundtrack (Thread starter): Interestingly, EK if they cancel A380s and order a pax version of the 748 will be by far the biggest customer of both Jumbos!
That would depend on how many WhaleJets EK cancel. Most likely, EK will not cancel all of them, but it could happen.
Mptpa From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 515 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1958 times:
I think they will cancel a "symbolic" quantity like 10, and order 20 B748i. They got a good deal and possibly some compensations, so the unit cost of the frame is peobably attractive, and if the a/c performs well and the industry does not suddently nose dive into another slump, the a/c would have good resale value. They could either start a leasing arm (a la SALE) or use it for a LCC... we shall see.
Columba From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 6799 posts, RR: 5 Reply 4, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1852 times:
Quoting Soundtrack (Thread starter): EK if they cancel A380s and order a pax version of the 748 will be by far the biggest customer of both Jumbos!
Look at the other thread the CEO of EK has just said they won´t cancel any of the outstanding A380 orders and won´t order the passenger version of the 747-8.
It will forever be a McDonnell Douglas MD 80 , Boeing MD 80 sounds so wrong
Zvezda From Lithuania, joined Aug 2004, 10511 posts, RR: 65 Reply 5, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1809 times:
Quoting Columba (Reply 4): Look at the other thread the CEO of EK has just said they won´t cancel any of the outstanding A380 orders and won´t order the passenger version of the 747-8.
That's not fair representation of what Clark said. Clark only said they aren't doing so now, but didn't rule anything out in the future.
Speedbird747BA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1751 times:
Quoting Soundtrack (Thread starter): Interestingly, EK if they cancel A380s and order a pax version of the 748 will be by far the biggest customer of both Jumbos!
Yes!!! The 380 would fit EKs routes very well, but there is simply not enought teaffic to sustain 43 380s in and out of EKs airports. Sooo, i think EK will expand routes in a HUGE way, or swith to the 748. Interestingly, EK has also ordered tons of 777s.
N328KF From United States of America, joined May 2004, 6222 posts, RR: 3 Reply 7, posted (6 years 7 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1720 times:
I think that the biggest 748 customer will wind up being BA. There's a possibility of JL, but they seem to want to go for smaller aircraft.
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