Joni From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 936 times:
According to Cathay's CEO Turnbull, the airline is set to decide on the latter part of this year or early 2003 on whether to buy the 380.
Does anyone have estimated on how many they would buy if they chose to do so? IIRC when the launch customers were being gathered CX was listed as being interested in around 5 or so frames, and recently they were rumoured to be considering leasing 6 from ILFC.
United Airline From Hong Kong SAR, PRC, joined Jan 2001, 7154 posts, RR: 16 Reply 1, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 863 times:
I hope they will order the B 747-400ER/QLR along with the A 388.
Kaitak From Ireland, joined Aug 1999, 7499 posts, RR: 18 Reply 2, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 807 times:
747-400ERs are very unlikely; I would imagine, however, that more A340-600s would be ordered (or leased) around the same time as the 388 deal is announced; these could replace earlier 744s or even supplement the long haul fleet.
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Hkg82 From Hong Kong SAR, PRC, joined Apr 2002, 1208 posts, RR: 7 Reply 3, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 784 times:
I think CX will end up ordering the A388, many of its routes can easily support an aircraft of that size, specifically HKG-SFO, NRT, & LHR. CX has been expanding steadily over the years, with the 3 A346s joining the fleet soon & the evenly split 3 Boeing 773 3 Airbus A333 aircraft order they announced a few months ago.
United Airline From Hong Kong SAR, PRC, joined Jan 2001, 7154 posts, RR: 16 Reply 4, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 703 times:
I heard that they might even get a few second hand B 744s.
Red Panda From Hong Kong SAR, PRC, joined Jun 2000, 1519 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 701 times:
RayChuang From United States, joined Jun 2000, 6880 posts, RR: 6 Reply 6, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 684 times:
I think CX will do a long-term lease of A380-800's through ILFC.
Remember, ILFC has a LOI for five A388's and CX could grab them all from ILFC. The CX A388's will likely be used on routes from HKG to LHR, NRT, LAX, SFO, YVR and YYZ. In can envisage CX flying the 747-400 to SFO on certain days of the week and the A388 on other days of the week.
ZK-NBT From New Zealand, joined Oct 2000, 4322 posts, RR: 7 Reply 7, posted (6 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 611 times:
While I would like to see new 747's in the CX fleet I think that it is highly doubtful at this stage! I did hear they were looking at a few second hand 747-400's so you never know, for CX to buy used planes though they would have to be pretty new though.
There are certainly routes within the CX route network that could handle the A388! Like the ones RayChuang mentioned and also probably Sydney.
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