Yes, well, it was only a year ago when we were being told that EK's order for 20+18 secured production for A380 through 2025 and beyond, then we'd have an A380neo with UltraFan that would become the aircraft of choice to move people on crowded Chinese airways. Not one word of which was uttered by A...
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/KarelXWB" class="quote" target="_blank">KarelXWB</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i> The website airbus.com is not really mean...
Jump to postI think that "200" is the variant name (for 200 seats) instead of the number of airframes to be ordered.
Jump to postjust like the original order for the A350XYB which included options for another 50 frames...
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Jump to postLet me see.... can we now talk about halting flights between France and the US now? <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/05/world/europe/france-surveillance-claims/index.html?hpt=hp_t3" target="_blank">http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/05/wo...llance-claims/index.html?hpt=hp_t3</a> Or maybe the Euro...
Jump to postLa Tribune sent out a news flash saying that the unions have called off the strike for Thursday.
Jump to postThe article stated "at least 39" but even if the target was 30, that is a pretty big drop in deliveries.
Jump to postAir et Cosmos is running a story on page 3 saying that Airbus is expected to deliver 21 A380s this year. In the beginning of 2012, Airbus was hoping to deliver at least 39 in 2013. and they are still expecting to deliver 36 in 2014.
Jump to postDominic Gates posted the following breakdown: "Boeing posted firm orders for 107 jets Thursday, including 21 conversions of existing 737 orders to the future 737 MAX model. There were also three 737 cancelations, for a net increase of 83 new orders. " <a href="http://seattletimes.com/html/businesste...
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/gemuser" class="quote" target="_blank">gemuser</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>AFAIK we so far have no firm idea on what th...
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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/na" class="quote" target="_blank">na</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Quite a surprise. I wonder what Airbus´ reactio...
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/RubberJungle" class="quote" target="_blank">RubberJungle</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>EADS chief financial officer Hans-...
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Jump to post"tempest in a teapot" comes to mind.... Just like the A380 hairline cracks.
Jump to postReports are coming in on the FexEx order. An announcement today?
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/FedEx-...heflyonthewall-3389867803.html?x=0
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/frigatebird" class="quote" target="_blank">frigatebird</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i> Originally, EIS of the A350-900 in ...
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/Chiad" class="quote" target="_blank">Chiad</a> (<a href="#57" class="quote">Reply 57</a>):<br/><i>I say this because we don't really know what A...
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/Bongodog1964" class="quote" target="_blank">Bongodog1964</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>What is ATDB.<acronym title="Param...
Jump to postTechnically not a new order but a transfer.... DUBAI, United Arab Emirates , Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NY<acronym title="DAS Air Limited (Kenya)">SE</acronym>: <acronym title="British Airways">BA</acronym> - News) and Oman Air, Sultanate of Oman 's flagship carrier, today announced an or...
Jump to postA350-900 25 firm + 35 options - deliveries starting in 2018 787 25 firm + 23 options + 10 already leased from ILFC for KLM Deliveries starting in 2016 In order to compensate for the 10 787s leased by KLM, <acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> decided to bump up the number of A350 options so Boein...
Jump to postAspire Aviation also posted this: <a href="http://www.aspireaviation.com/2011/09/14/new-boeing-777x-likely-to-be-a-highly-efficient-derivative/" target="_blank">http://www.aspireaviation.com/2011/0...-be-a-highly-efficient-derivative/</a> Some highlights: Aspire Aviation‘s multiple sources say Boein...
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Jump to postI wonder what this is all about... I remember reading about tattoos being a problem for getting hired as a <acronym title="Safair (South Africa)">FA</acronym>, but this is something new. Anger over Indonesia airline's job breast checks Wednesday 24 August 2011, 15:51 (AFP) Would-be flight attendants...
Jump to post"Countdown" by Rush was written after the band was invited to witness the launch of STS-1 and the Space Shuttle Columbia. The video (on youtube) has plenty of footage of the launch as well. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FieBKhHhDwQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FieBKhHhDw...
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/EPA001" class="quote" target="_blank">EPA001</a> (<a href="#240" class="quote">Reply 240</a>):<br/><i>Quoting Lumberton (Reply 239): Is this als...
Jump to postLooks like we are going to get an extension. <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idCNWEN230820100331?rpc=44" target="_blank">http://www.reuters.com/article/idCNWEN230820100331?rpc=44</a> The Pentagon will hold a news conference at 1700 EDT (2100 GMT) on Wednesday, which sources say will be used ...
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/EPA001" class="quote" target="_blank">EPA001</a> (<a href="#89" class="quote">Reply 89</a>):<br/><i>Even if it means (as is already the case her...
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Jump to postThe plot thickens....and looks really silly now. Just check out these extracts: snip Russia’s United Aircraft Chief Fyodorov Denies U.S. Tanker Bid By Gopal Ratnam and Lyubov Pronina March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. isn’t planning to bid for the Pentagon’s $35 billion Air Force...
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Jump to postFactories sold to Latécoère, <acronym title="JMC Airlines (United Kingdom)">MT</acronym> Aerospace, and GKN. Not surprising though and politically convenient that they picked a French company for the French factories (even if that means the French state will now have to pick up the tab via the...
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Jump to postAnybody notice they let their A346 options expire? <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/eek.gif" alt="Wow!"> <a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/341702_qatar30.html" target=_blank>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/341702_qatar30.html</a> "Not so long ago, Qatar passed on th...
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