Flying-Tiger From Germany, joined Aug 1999, 4073 posts, RR: 44 Posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1349 times:
Quote: "Both manufacturers have submitted bids, which we are currently evaluating as part of our 10-year fleet growth plan," Geert W Boven, Etihad's executive vice-president for sales and services told Gulf News on the sidelines of the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) - the world's largest travel trade meet - which kicked off yesterday in Berlin.
"We are currently assessing them and might make a decision later this year."
Scouseflyer From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 3118 posts, RR: 11 Reply 1, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1280 times:
They were also after some frieghters weren't they?
I smell a possible A330/A350XWB combo order here and perhaps some more A380s as 4 is a very small fleet?
CXfirst From Norway, joined Jan 2007, 2370 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1260 times:
Quoting Scouseflyer (Reply 1): perhaps some more A380s as 4 is a very small fleet?
Remember they got the A380's very cheap, because they are the testing aircraft, maybe they never really were interested in the A380, but because it was cheap they decided they could use it on the LHR route.
Scouseflyer From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 3118 posts, RR: 11 Reply 3, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1253 times:
Quoting CXfirst (Reply 2): Remember they got the A380's very cheap, because they are the testing aircraft, maybe they never really were interested in the A380, but because it was cheap they decided they could use it on the LHR route.
True, forgot that they were getting the practise planes - maybe they're like my ex "I didn't really need it but it was so cheap I had to buy it!"
PEET7G From Hungary, joined Jan 2007, 674 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (5 years 2 months 2 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 1219 times:
Quoting Scouseflyer (Reply 3): True, forgot that they were getting the practise planes - maybe they're like my ex "I didn't really need it but it was so cheap I had to buy it!"
Indeed I think their focus would be on the 330/350XWB or 777/787 combo or a mix of them, or what ever...maybe Airbus can throw in some A345/6s with good prices and earlier availability than the 777s. Anyhow I just don't see them using further A380s in the middle-east.
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