I for one was somewhat surprised that Boeing and Mitsubishi did not form agreement in regards to the aviation sector of Mitsubishi businesses based on previous deals between the companies. I would not be surprised if Mitsubishi will be involved with the 797 program if launched. Mitsubishi cannot of...
Jump to postA 10 % fuel burn advantage against a A350 is dreaming. Can you somewhere get a confirmation of those numbers? The 787-10 has slightly more space than the A350-900, has perhaps a 5 to 10 t difference in OEW (4 to 7%) and there is no way, that there is a 10 % fuel burn advantage at a similar load. At...
Jump to post.......there will always be underlying demand for passengers and freight and as such the aircraft that can move that demand the most efficiently will have an advantage in the market place. A 787-10 with more range is just going to make this aircraft more capable and as a consequence suitable for a ...
Jump to postDo they need NEO? If route is relatively short, CEO is more suitable. The numbers of the A330neo are better than expected, especially fuel burn during climb. That makes that bird far better on shorter routes than expected. That is good news. Do you mind sharing the source where it take us fuel burn...
Jump to postCancelling routes like this is about the worst negative advertising possible. I wonder how good their loads will be given all the cancellations. Spending all that money on a Transatlantic trip only to risk a cancellation of service seems like it might scare people away.
Jump to post75% of the A330CEOs produced last year went to Chinese Airlines. The resurgence of the airplane late in life is because of increased demand and capacity constraints in China. I am surprised none have ordered the A330neo. China is setting up to be a battle between the proposed 797 and A330neo for its...
Jump to postit does appear it sits on its tail Yes it does look like it is sitting on it's tail. The 900 will do this if you unload passengers from the front before you unload the bags from the aft cargo. Many airlines are installing a pogo stick under the tail as soon as it arrives at the gate. Tough to do th...
Jump to postOf course we don't know. Embrace the uncertainty, allow yourself the freedom to explore, without knowing or permission. Or be an observer waiting for conformation from the innovators. :wink2: I see you are carefully moving your postion, in case of.. I feel like we spend quite a bit of time discussi...
Jump to postSo the stretched E195-E2 that we are discussing - it's feeling a bit stretched to me and that's before knowing runway performance, loading/unloading times, etc. I personally don't care if Boeing announces tomorrow that the MAX 7 is dead and the E195-E2 is being stretched - I'm just asking if we rea...
Jump to postIf the goal is to easily sell later, the 787 is a much better choice than the A330neo. The A330neo aftermarket is currently zero (I think). You wouldn't buy a plane if you had plans to get rid of it again in a relatively short span of time. You would lease, in which case the resale market means abs...
Jump to postAny idea what the crosswind was? An airplane being perpendicular to the runway on a takeoff roll is very unusual.
Jump to postit does appear it sits on its tail It does, but it is hard to see if it is on level ground or not. Is there a reason why many of these incidents are 737s? Is it because of the higher landing speed, especially the -900? Don’t forget there are more 737s flying in the US than any other airplane for US...
Jump to postWhat Boeing did to win the HA order (sold at a loss) Source? Boeing is not in the habit of selling aircraft at (intentionally) loss-making prices. If they were willing to do so, they would have won a whole bunch of potential 747-8 orders that they lost on pricing. The consensus seems to be that the...
Jump to postThe E195-E2 is a direct competitor to the A220-100. Capacity, payload and MTOW are almost identical.
Neither has sold in great numbers, but the E195 has a slight sales lead over the A220-100.
The FAA is not approving structural repairs now. If an airline needs FAA approval for a repair and there isn’t someone with delegated authority, the airplane has to wait. This will be affecting some airplanes returning to service from C and D Checks. . Could a plane be send for those checks to EU o...
Jump to postThe FAA is not approving structural repairs now. If an airline needs FAA approval for a repair and there isn’t someone with delegated authority, the airplane has to wait. This will be affecting some airplanes returning to service from C and D Checks. The FAA has also stopped reviewing and approving ...
Jump to postNo one has mentioned China. The Chinese airlines are responsible for the surge in demand for A330s. 38 of the 47 A330ceos delivered in 2018 went to Chinese operators. So far no Chinese airline has ordered the A330neo. 5339713 5309793 5333223 In my opinion, the future of the A330 depends on What the...
Jump to postNo one has mentioned China. The Chinese airlines are responsible for the surge in demand for A330s. 38 of the 47 A330ceos delivered in 2018 went to Chinese operators. So far no Chinese airline has ordered the A330neo. 5339713 5309793 5333223 In my opinion, the future of the A330 depends on What the ...
Jump to postIf enough of the CS100/CS300 development team in still around(and before they disband or shake off their mortal coil) in Bombardier and a stretch to CS500 is cheap enough they should green light it and force Boeing in to announce their new narrowbody sooner rather than later and force Boeing to div...
Jump to postOne thing that stood out to me is the comment by one of the passengers that upon diverting into BUF the crew completely disappeared and deserted the passengers, and didn’t return until almost 4am. Since AS have no ops at BUF it’s clear these crew members didn’t head over to a crew break room and li...
Jump to postI think we are seeing the effect of United adding all the used A319s to the fleet. It appears to be a very smart decision. Chinese airlines are slot constrained and dumping relatively young 737-700s and A319s because they need to upgauge. UA is not slot constrained at many airports so they can take ...
Jump to postOne thing that stood out to me is the comment by one of the passengers that upon diverting into BUF the crew completely disappeared and deserted the passengers, and didn’t return until almost 4am. Since AS have no ops at BUF it’s clear these crew members didn’t head over to a crew break room and li...
Jump to postAll this tells me is that United is seeing good yields to CLT and is committed to the market. There are people who live in United’s home markets that need to go to CLT and North Carolina has a strong economy. I see no chance of UA intending to connect anyone through CLT. It is just a spoke, but spok...
Jump to postThe baseline 767-200 (not the ER version) had 52K lbs of thrust, 315K lbs MTOW and 3900nm range. I think what’s not right is that people keep comparing it to the A321LR. Remember we are talking about a 270 seat 2-class plane with 4000nm of range. The A321LR is a 180 seat airplane in 2-class configu...
Jump to postEngine thrust.Yup 52 klbs does sound like an awful lot of thrust for the specs of the 797 so far given.Equally it's going to be more than the 35 klbs of a GTF on an A321LR for instance.Experts will perhaps know the answer.But something doesn't seem right. The baseline 767-200 (not the ER version) h...
Jump to postThe amount of infrastructure changes made at airports to accommodate higher wings and engines for something of this scale would be more than or the same as the Airbus A380. I can't imagine many airlines wanting to redesign hangars and maintenance areas for something like this anytime soon. YES, I u...
Jump to postApart from selling more to existing customers, and conversions to -1000s, Qantas, Korean, Emirates and American are probably on top of Scherer's A350 campaign list. American and Emirates both canceled A350 orders. Those would have been extensive negotiations, so Airbus probably has an idea if there...
Jump to postIf parts are failing due to wear, friction and overheating then the hot climate could be a contributing factor. I know sand in the middle east has been a problem in the past. That is a possibility. Perhaps the PW GTF engines are having trouble with the tropical weather extremes in India. But then t...
Jump to postLooks what killing the operation again today is that they are using 10/19s instead of 01/28s Must be killer for UA with international connections. With only single daily flight to most points across the Pacific, they must be stranding lots of people during such days. They are rerouting a lot of pas...
Jump to postAs much fun as it is to speculate about Delta, in reality I see orders coming from leasing companies and perhaps China. United and American both ordered more 787s last year. I suspect more orders from existing airlines. I think Korean Air is highly likely JEJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Korean Air Lin...
Jump to postIn the last 1 year, their have been atleast 20 instances of neo planes flying on single engines because of PW engine failures. At what point do the regulators take a call that enough is enough and ground the planes? The Indian regulators grounded planes, so what is your point beside FUD?? There wer...
Jump to postIndiGo is by far the biggest A320neo operator. Since they have more planes than anyone else, statistics favor them seeing more issues than other airlines. Ofcourse! But in cases like these, it is important to go into the details without systemic bias. It is important to a thorough root-cause analys...
Jump to postIndeed. Government to review problems with Airbus A320neo aircraft says: It's been a terrible EIS for 6E and PW. Some questions are being asked if the DGCA will suspend PW A320neo deliveries to India “Ministry has taken serious note (of the incident) and we will review it on Tuesday,” Civil Aviatio...
Jump to postThis article could be of interest https://centreforaviation.com/analysis/airline-leader/a321neolr-ideal-for-new-north-atlantic-routes-potentially-a-global-game-changer-439182 Thanks for sharing. It is good to see an actual order number. Airline Number of orders Norwegian Air 30 Jetstar Airways 18 A...
Jump to postAnother engine failure in 10 days I think?? https://www.timesnownews.com/amp/india/article/loud-bang-engine-shutdown-sparks-and-smoke-indigo-chennai-kolkata-flight-suffered-all-airline-denies/342176 Indeed. Government to review problems with Airbus A320neo aircraft says: The government will meet va...
Jump to postI guess a reengined 767 would still weigh around 30t (!) less than a 787. Unlikely it will ever happen, but it shows the size of the NB-WB gab in terms of empty weight. An A330 weighs twice as much as a A321. The A330 also has more 2.5 times higher MTOW and more than double the payload. It also has...
Jump to postAnother article was published today Boeing has discussed its NMA plans with more than 60 airlines and Herbert believes the NMA will cost Boeing more than $15 billion to develop. However, he said Boeing and engine suppliers continue to struggle with the "business case " of how they'll make...
Jump to postAnother article was published today Boeing has discussed its NMA plans with more than 60 airlines and Herbert believes the NMA will cost Boeing more than $15 billion to develop. However, he said Boeing and engine suppliers continue to struggle with the "business case " of how they'll make ...
Jump to postWith that said, I doubt using parts common with the A320 has any merit on the business case for a Boeing plane. If they need a new container, I doubt they will add the constraint of making it interchangeable with the A320. Many of the hundreds of A320 series operators use the standard containers an...
Jump to postJudging a sliding mechanism no one has seen, as having 2-4 days service live. Is that good enough for you? Aircraft are full of sliding mechanisms, but this one wouldn't have small or moving parts (I discussed with ULD mft). The 737 Telair "container" hasn't really been sold & would c...
Jump to postIt seems for a given cabin capacity, 2-3-2 hurts on the cargo side of things when using standard containers/pallets. - 250 Seats single class in a 3-3 NB means 42 rows - 250 Seats single class in 2-3-2 WB means 36 rows - Difference 6 rows of 30 inch pitch equals 180 inch of fuselage If both A322 an...
Jump to postIn the end many things are still undefined, like range. 4500nm sounds nice, but what does it mean - 4500nm with full payload, typical payload, passengers and bags only 3 class? This adds question like capacity. How much space is available when you go with a full payload of passengers and bags. We k...
Jump to postIt seems for a given cabin capacity, 2-3-2 hurts on the cargo side of things when using standard containers/pallets. - 250 Seats single class in a 3-3 NB means 42 rows - 250 Seats single class in 2-3-2 WB means 36 rows - Difference 6 rows of 30 inch pitch equals 180 inch of fuselage If both A322 an...
Jump to postIt does appear that the airplane is beginning to take shape We continue to take input and suggestions from more than 50 customers around the world. Our NMA team remains focused on building a solid business case including understanding market opportunities, reducing program risk, and working through ...
Jump to postSo, that -6 has more or less the exact capabilities as a A321XLR, a narrowbody, build with tools paid of ages ago. But the 797 will at least catch 60% of this market why exactly? No matter the technology no way a widebody will beat a narrowbody in exact same size, give or take a handful. What is ev...
Jump to postThe 797-6 would be launched first, followed by the larger 797-7. Range appears to be closing in on 4,500 nm (8300km). This range allows it to do the vast majority of routes that Asian airlines currently fly with A330s as well as most interesting trans-Pacific routes and all trans-Atlantic routes. B...
Jump to postUnanswered is will the cargo compartments allow side by side LD3 carriage ? Randy Tinseth more or less answered that question: “The airplane is going to carry cargo, but it's not going to be a widebody aircraft the way you think about it,” he says. “A widebody has a structure that's built to carry ...
Jump to postThe proposed 797, based around a 767-200/300 makes little sense, when ‘Boring’ has already sunk $32B into the only slightly larger 787 family. Just take a few frames out of the 788, reduce the weight, fuel and engine thrust. Job done for around $500m Then use the huge savings to finally kill off th...
Jump to postIs it fair to assume that a 228 seater in two classes is a 250 seater in one? It sounds about right.Could make an interesting LCC/charter in some markets perhaps. The 767-200 varied in capacity from about 175 seats in long haul configuration with 25 business class seats to about 249 seats in all ec...
Jump to postNeither Airbus and certainly not Boeing foresaw that the 737 and 320 were really a 1000 to 3000+ nm plane. They are not efficient given modern engines as 100-150 passengers below 1000 miles Airbus's John Leahy said (when asked about NEO and MAX) that going to an all-new aircraft would bring 3% redu...
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