The design seems pretty rudimentary to me - and so general in concept that I'm surprised they are able to patent it. At this point I think Airbus is just covering their bases in terms of patent law. It's proven very difficult to know what can evolve technologically in 10, 15 or 20 years. I would thi...
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/global1" class="quote" target="_blank">global1</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i> the Widget is truly positioning itse...
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Jump to postThere's a another part of the answer to this question, which is transfer traffic. As an imperfect example, my cousin recently visited me here in L.A. from the Netherlands. In her case the most economical ticket she found was unfortunately not non-stop, nor via the largest East-Coast airports, but on...
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/777Jet" class="quote" target="_blank">777Jet</a> (<a href="#22" class="quote">Reply 22</a>):<br/><i>The sentence we not for "merely" delaying th...
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/BoeingGuy" class="quote" target="_blank">BoeingGuy</a> (<a href="#68" class="quote">Reply 68</a>):<br/><i>I don't think they meant the 787 was g...
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="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>In terms of fuel burned per 100 passenger ki...
Jump to postI don't follow this thread much, but I am assuming that those of you who do would be most qualified and most enthusiastic to answer this question. Considering the rather anemic sales/deliveries of the passenger version, I'm wonder if Lufthansa/Boeing have released concrete operating costs per seat 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/sancho99504" class="quote" target="_blank">sancho99504</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Just north of L2 door is an American...
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Jump to postIt's all part of <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym>'s master plan. I'm surprised so many countries on the periphery of <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym>'s route structure allow this decimation to happen, along with the loss of all the jobs and i...
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Jump to postI have difficulty believing the figure is quite that high. Especially as costs to produce will decrease and production will increase. And I have difficulty believing an article seeping with quite so much sarcasm and entertainment (supposedly) value. Seems to me that the writer's intent is to draw mo...
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/spud757" class="quote" target="_blank">spud757</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>? Why does *A need to use <acronym title="...
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/ogshelly" class="quote" target="_blank">ogshelly</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Nowadays, it just takes a quick two or thr...
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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/BMI727" class="quote" target="_blank">BMI727</a> (<a href="#26" class="quote">Reply 26</a>):<br/><i>It's economy class, so it is going to be a c...
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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/AirlineCritic" class="quote" target="_blank">AirlineCritic</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="American Airline...
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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/santos" class="quote" target="_blank">santos</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Adelaide will be the airline’s fifth de...
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="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>the 787-8 is a pretty darned efficient airfram...
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/LHCVG" class="quote" target="_blank">LHCVG</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>Agree 100%. Within the industry it would only cr...
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/mal787" class="quote" target="_blank">mal787</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>$$ for those who run them is all the whale 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/Jana" class="quote" target="_blank">Jana</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i> Europeans are sitting on their money. Economy slo...
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Jump to postThere is no justification in devaluing f.f. miles for inflation when it already costs more (due to inflation) to purchase the services of the airlines(s) and their parter businesses in order to accumulate miles. The devaluing of the miles is already built in because they are more expensive to acquir...
Jump to postMost of my flying experience has been in Ottawa, and at that time runway 14, and Runway 17 in the North Field (for smaller A/C) were the least-used. Landing on 14 meant the 380 approached on final over the most populous area around the airport, and flew low over the city. I wonder how much of a show...
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="#40" class="quote">Reply 40</a>):<br/><i>The Government of India has already guarante...
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/Siren" class="quote" target="_blank">Siren</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Now, Mr. De Jong should have been able to get a ...
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Jump to postMy feeling is that the 747-8, all other things being equal, would fill a very small niche between the 380 and the 777. HOWEVER - The wild card could be the -8 coming in with VERY competitive fuel burn / operating costs (Once they get the groning-pains weight down.) Wasn't Boeing at one point touting...
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/rampart" class="quote" target="_blank">rampart</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>The 727 had also planned to refresh and expa...
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/solarflyer22" class="quote" target="_blank">solarflyer22</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>I think if the A380 could deliver ...
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/commavia" class="quote" target="_blank">commavia</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>First, U.S. airlines serve a vastly larger...
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/bond007" class="quote" target="_blank">bond007</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>Which of these are humans better at, that 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/blueflyer" class="quote" target="_blank">blueflyer</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>All they do basically is decide whethe...
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/yyz717" class="quote" target="_blank">yyz717</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>When the 787 order was placed, <acronym title=...
Jump to postI don't doubt they have their sites on more A/C. <table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jfk777" class="quote" target="_blank">jfk777</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br...
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/YVRFlyer" class="quote" target="_blank">YVRFlyer</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>The russians understandably tend to err on...
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/Babybus" class="quote" target="_blank">Babybus</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i>Hell, look at that for fantastic spin. Sur...
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/tdscanuck" class="quote" target="_blank">tdscanuck</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>They were on an FAA approved maintenan...
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/FSDan" class="quote" target="_blank">FSDan</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy Inter...
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/noelg" class="quote" target="_blank">noelg</a> (<a href="#35" class="quote">Reply 35</a>):<br/><i>They all have some sort of story behind them. ...
Jump to postCanadian Airlines, originally C.P. Air and Candian Pacific AIrlines, used the call sign "Empress" which, as a boy, I thought was cool since "Air Canada" simply used "Air Canada." They named all of their aircraft after places or areas they flew to, "Empress of Asia," "Empress of Lima," etc. These nam...
Jump to postSo where we are is: A and B have very healthy backlogs for the 737-320 families. Airbus and Boeing seem to be in agreement that the technology is not yet available to warrant a clean sheet design in this category. Airbus sees that opportunity being even further into the future than Boeing. As a resu...
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/yodobashi" class="quote" target="_blank">yodobashi</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>And the funny thing was .... ?</i></font...
Jump to postYes. Thank you. That worked for a while - but now I am having trouble sending this post...
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Oh - it worked now. But slow.
I wonder if you are having some Labor Day Weekend extra volume, which is slowing the site down?
But thanks for your help.
[Edited 2010-09-05 23:28:04]