Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22029 posts, RR: 51 Posted (6 years 1 week 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1959 times:
Austrian Is First European Airline To Put Winglets On 767
05/09/2007
Austrian Airlines says it will soon be the first European airline to outfit its 767 fleet with blended winglets.
The airline expects to save 1,000 tons of kerosene per aircraft per year because of improved aerodynamics, while at the same time extending the range of the aircraft by 670 kilometers. Austrian says that at certain destinations, it can increase its payload by up to five tons when using 767s with winglets.
PEET7G From Hungary, joined Jan 2007, 692 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (6 years 1 week 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1885 times:
Quoting Solnabo (Reply 2): Sound odd when OS had the A332 (winglets already installed) and the range.
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YEP, +extra seat that they did not need +cargo belly space they could not fill= Surprise, surprise an airline with a mission profile where the 767 turned out to be more economical. All this despite the commonality myth with their single aisle fleet... makes you wonder, doesn't it?
OyKIE From Norway, joined Jan 2006, 2575 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (6 years 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 1818 times:
Quoting Laxintl (Thread starter): Austrian Is First European Airline To Put Winglets On 767
Congratulations to Austria! I expect that the winglets will be very common on the 767 as it increases the range, and saves several tons of fuel.
Quoting Solnabo (Reply 2): Sound odd when OS had the A332 (winglets already installed) and the range.
Quoting PEET7G (Reply 3): YEP, +extra seat that they did not need +cargo belly space they could not fill= Surprise, surprise an airline with a mission profile where the 767 turned out to be more economical. All this despite the commonality myth with their single aisle fleet... makes you wonder, doesn't it?
I am sure that the cost of ownership might have been the issue. It might have been more expensive just to own the A332 than the 767. The benefit of being able to move more cargo and people did not return the extra cost of ownership. Looking at the improved revenue for Austria in the first quarter of 2007 I am sure they did the right move here.
Quoting DavidkunzVIE (Reply 1): My thread was deleted yesterday, so I expect yours will be, too.
Alitalia744 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 4657 posts, RR: 45 Reply 6, posted (6 years 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 1726 times:
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22029 posts, RR: 51 Reply 7, posted (6 years 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1436 times:
What this does say for Austrian is that the 763s will be around for quite some time in the fleet plan.
With the withdrawal of A330/A340s its clear AUA is not looking at the 787/A350 mid-term options.
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