<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/JimJupiter" class="quote" target="_blank">JimJupiter</a> (<a href="#188" class="quote">Reply 188</a>):<br/><i>there are so many stored jets out ...
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Jump to postThat New Zealander, Mike McKay, provided a very detailed report of what he saw. Good for him.......... As far as I can work out the position he states (I only have one of the kids' old atlases to work with <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" borde...
Jump to postOur radio news just said that the aeroplane was seen at intervals on radar, tracking well to the north-west, over the Malayan Peninsula (way off track). But then they lost contact again, and still have no ideas to speak of as to where it finished up. I only caught the tail-end of the radio report - ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/David+L" class="quote" target="_blank">David L</a> (<a href="#40" class="quote">Reply 40</a>):<br/><i>Quoting Nav20 (Reply 17): I can't for the ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/art" class="quote" target="_blank">art</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>I'm not saying that this is what happened, only that...
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Jump to postHave to say that, in my opinion, this is a very wise decision by the Aussie government. And that, unless the opposition somehow 'queers the pitch,' the decision provides every chance that Qantas shares will rise and the firm will get out of trouble within months. <i>"Prime Minister Tony Abbott has a...
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Jump to post<i>"A group of armed men in military uniform without signs of identification seized Simferopol Airport in Crimea in the early hours of Friday. "About 50 people were armed and in the same gear as those who seized the buildings of the Crimean parliament and government on Thursday morning, eyewitnesses...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/astuteman" class="quote" target="_blank">astuteman</a> (<a href="#73" class="quote">Reply 73</a>):<br/><i>Every new aircraft is a game changer. ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/United+Airline" class="quote" target="_blank">United Airline</a> (<a href="#184" class="quote">Reply 184</a>):<br/><i>Qantas was making a lot of...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Flyingsottsman" class="quote" target="_blank">Flyingsottsman</a> (<a href="#168" class="quote">Reply 168</a>):<br/><i>A city on its own like Per...
Jump to postOur radio news says Qantas shares are down 8% so far today.............
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/EK413" class="quote" target="_blank">EK413</a> (<a href="#102" class="quote">Reply 102</a>):<br/><i>I'm left scratching my head trying understan...
Jump to postB787-900 should enter service by mid-2014 or a month or two later. And the A350-900 should do the same a little later in the year.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Speedbird128" class="quote" target="_blank">Speedbird128</a> (<a href="#228" class="quote">Reply 228</a>):<br/><i>Oh dear, yet (unsurprisingly) ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Stitch" class="quote" target="_blank">Stitch</a> (<a href="#226" class="quote">Reply 226</a>):<br/><i>And what "present" evidence is that? </i><...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/tortugamon" class="quote" target="_blank">tortugamon</a> (<a href="#218" class="quote">Reply 218</a>):<br/><i>(but that still would be $4 millio...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/tortugamon" class="quote" target="_blank">tortugamon</a> (<a href="#215" class="quote">Reply 215</a>):<br/><i>Just the engines alone are probabl...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BaconButty" class="quote" target="_blank">BaconButty</a> (<a href="#206" class="quote">Reply 206</a>):<br/><i>The key point is, the shareholders...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/JHwk" class="quote" target="_blank">JHwk</a> (<a href="#190" class="quote">Reply 190</a>):<br/><i>and more importantly, they will generate a mar...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/RyanairGuru" class="quote" target="_blank">RyanairGuru</a> (<a href="#174" class="quote">Reply 174</a>):<br/><i>Quoting Nav20 (Reply 172):Does b...
Jump to postDoes begin to look as if Qantas could easily 'spare' four A380s? And that the initial 'wet-leases' could be extended into purchases by Turkish Airlines, or (arguably more likely these days) full 'sale and leaseback' deals, funded by Amadeo or some similar firm? That would likely solve Qantas' cash f...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/SEPilot" class="quote" target="_blank">SEPilot</a> (<a href="#155" class="quote">Reply 155</a>):<br/><i>My take is that <acronym title="Turkish ...
Jump to postThanks mate - had time to edit....... <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> The subject <acronym title="Island Airlines (USA) and Eagle Air/Arnaflug (Iceland)">IS</acronym> basically 'old age,' I guess.... <...
Jump to postHaving lived about half my life in England, and the other half in Australia, I'm probably quite 'well-qualified' to see both sides of this question. <img border=0 src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/> And I know from (...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/compliancecheck" class="quote" target="_blank">compliancecheck</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>Quoting Pihero (Reply 10):...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Mayohoo" class="quote" target="_blank">Mayohoo</a> (<a href="#35" class="quote">Reply 35</a>):<br/><i>The 380 just does not seem to be selling. ...
Jump to postsize="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/timboflier215" class="quote" target="_blank">timboflier215</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i>What is it like? Living in a Boeing fantasy land where Airbus is an utterly ineffective competitor? Mus...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mjoelnir" class="quote" target="_blank">mjoelnir</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>The A330neo and A380neo will be a given. I...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/speedbored" class="quote" target="_blank">speedbored</a> (<a href="#74" class="quote">Reply 74</a>):<br/><i>Doric Lease Corp has been renamed Am...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Stitch" class="quote" target="_blank">Stitch</a> (<a href="#60" class="quote">Reply 60</a>):<br/><i>You are confusing Amedeo with Doric Asset Fi...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/scbriml" class="quote" target="_blank">scbriml</a> (<a href="#29" class="quote">Reply 29</a>):<br/><i>Yes, it's terrible - 70 firm orders in les...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/argonaught" class="quote" target="_blank">argonaught</a> (<a href="#48" class="quote">Reply 48</a>):<br/><i>A few more German words that can (ar...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/RickNRoll" class="quote" target="_blank">RickNRoll</a> (<a href="#25" class="quote">Reply 25</a>):<br/><i>The A380 has a niche all to itself, it...
Jump to postAnyone happen to know what the (financial) consequences of an order cancellation are? My guess is that some sort of deposit has to be forfeited - but that, in all probability, any such penalty can be avoided if the customer substitutes an order for another type? So that HKA can just order say 15X A3...
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Jump to postIt already seems clear that the 777X is going to put the 747/8 out of business. It's no-one's fault - just a matter of increased engine power/reliability, now increasingly-accepted ETOPS-wise. The only remaining question appears to be whether the 'big twins' will put the A380 out of business as well?
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/tortugamon" class="quote" target="_blank">tortugamon</a> (<a href="#227" class="quote">Reply 227</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="Emirates (United A...
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Jump to postProblem solved, Unflug.
"Danke schon!"
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/argonaught" class="quote" target="_blank">argonaught</a> (<a href="#44" class="quote">Reply 44</a>):<br/><i>one of those witty German expression...
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