TK - wasn’t Turkish supposed to do a massive Boeing order like the Airbus order? Maybe I’m misremembering. Either way, I don’t think it’s far-fetched it is TK and 20 seems like a reasonable start if TK wanted the 777X in addition to the A350s. Could be 9 or F. https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/tu...
Jump to post"with Boeing's rival hoping to win a 200-plane deal."
Probably a journo comment conflating and transposing the number of orders from B to A
A lot of the recent orders are slated for delivery over the next 10 years ahead so unlikely a rate increase is required. However deliveries so far this year are nowhere near 9 a month.
Jump to postPresumably the one ordered in February Silk Way West signs for another 777F (Behind paywall) https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/silk-way-west-signs-for-another-777f/157406.article?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=Sendible&utm_campaign=RSS&fbclid=IwAR3JKNMEoX5N0x-k66f-GBSjuzcJEGsFEl6tf4FEt8Gn...
Jump to postFrom FG During the JP Morgan Industrials Conference on 12 March, Kirby said shifting to A321neos is possible – but only if “we get a deal where the economics work”. “We’ve asked Boeing to stop building Max 10s for us and build Max 9s,” Kirby says. “If and when the Max 10 gets certified, we’ll conver...
Jump to post"As part of the Boeing order, American has upgauged 30 existing 737 MAX 8 orders to 737 MAX 10 aircraft." This sounds to me that the 85x MAX 10 orders include 30x existing MAX 8 on the books. Not in addition to. https://americanairlines.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ameri...
Jump to postAt one point there was a lot of rumours of them ordering A350s
Jump to postNoshow wrote:5 years? Not for the XLR. June 15, 2022 was the first flight.
It has nothing to do with the Singapore air show in as much as Thai announced it at the Singapore air show quote: Thai Airways International has revealed a firm order for 45 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, plus 35 options, with the deal also offering the carrier a route to the new 777X. Announced on opening ...
Jump to postWith the FAA being tied up with Boeing stuff, will that delay XLR certification further?
Jump to postDelivery in 2 years seems a bit quick, are they swapping line positions around?
Jump to postBoeing state 1,314 orders in 2023 after cancellations and conversions
https://www.boeing.com/commercial/
Could the 45 787s be partially the FlyDubai 30 from the Dubai show? Has Akasa already ordered the rumoured 150 737's in December?
Jump to postAnd Macron being involved in announcing/signing the original MOU also indicates European government involvement, par for the course Perhaps not only discounts but: "The newspaper reports that the US government is applying "pressure" on Bangladesh to stick with Boeing." https://ww...
Jump to postThe point was that there was no mention of A220s that have been rumoured for some time
Jump to postUnusual to have a press release saying an airline 'to order' something. Allows for another press release when they actually do order them. No mention of A220s either. Why would there be? Was the A220 ever mentioned at any point, even in the rumour stage? Plenty of suggestions on this forum and arti...
Jump to postUnusual to have a press release saying an airline 'to order' something. Allows for another press release when they actually do order them. No mention of A220s either.
Jump to postBoeing November orders:
KC-46 x 15 USAF
B737MAX x 4 BOC
B737MAX x 5 Unidentified
B777X x 90 Emirates
https://www.boeing.com/commercial/
ALAFCO cancelled 46 A320neos, AIC converted 70 320NEO to 321NEO
https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transp ... 08.article
Another airline booking slots 10 years ahead
”Critically this long-term agreement with Airbus ensures certainty of aircraft supply well into the next decade.”
https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/jet ... 56.article
Leeham also had a recent article about how 50% of the narrowbody orders are for Low cost carriers which may leave them susceptible to downturns
https://leehamnews.com/2023/11/14/has-a ... cc-growth/
Quite recently although there are 130+ VH-8xx regs now, they ran out of alphabetical ones
Jump to postPM wrote:Am I alone in being a bit deflated at the end of the show?
Will Indigo ever decide on a widebody order, or is it all just baseless rumours that have been going on for years
Jump to postRumour in Bloomberg suggests MAX may get a 'commitment' from China soon, there is a meeting of Presidents soon and this is being considered by the Chinese, talks are under way but could fall apart https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-13/china-weighs-ending-freeze-on-boeing-with-737-max-de...
Jump to postThat release suggests that the FlyDubai order is a separate, new 30 x 787-9 order? Emirates adds 5 x 787.so now has 35 787s on order and the group has 65 total....
Jump to postSo basically the original 777-8 order reinstated, very confusing
Jump to postDoes this mean the original 787 orders are cancelled?
Jump to postDepends when they want them, Max would likely be available sooner
Jump to postThey have 2 B787 orders for longer flights. Looking at that Airbus image, a lot of the destinations look a bit marginal.
Jump to post"why aren’t Virgin looking more closely at Asian routes?"
Part of the Korean/Asiana merger agreement gives Virgin a LHR-Seoul route. However they don't want to operate it until they can overfly Russia due to time. That's probably also why they aren't looking at other Asian routes.
150,000 Hong Kong residents have moved to the UK in the last few years, probably a lot had UK links so they now no longer need to travel between the two, thus reducing demand
Jump to postAlthough it was running well, Gatwick 'voted with their feet', replacing NATS with a cheaper German ATC provider. Now NATS has regained the contract because the German provider was such a mess they pulled out early, leaving NATS to sort it out. Cheaper is not usually better. All countries charge ove...
Jump to post"This project is looking more and more like a replacement for Cityline." FG is saying staff are being offered incentives to move over. It seems that due to a union agreement, Cityline will be limited to 75 seats in 2026. As all their aircraft currently seat more, this new airline appears t...
Jump to postDrone footage of the top floor damage:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-englan ... s-67207591
IAG will need to factor in the same "diversion risk" as AF/KLM. Over the next 25 years anywhere long haul east or south of LHR could suffer restrictions on airspace access for political or military reasons, in contrast to routings west of LHR. I think that points to 789 or 359/10 orders, ...
Jump to postOne of the reasons for the recent AF/KLM A350 order rather than B787 was quoted as price, in which case Airbus are discounting more
Jump to postTAAG orders 4 x B787s, no mention of model
https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/taa ... 02.article
There must be a reason airlines that have A359s such as SIA are also using the B78X, if the stats were that close on medium range performance there would be no point having both.
Jump to postThis is to replace the 24 GE 777-200ER’s, G-VII* and G-RAES. As with past BA orders there will be no like for like replacement as per range/payload. Missing from all the 'BA has 18/36 A35X options' talk is that BA also has 24 options on the B777-9. As, for some reason BA usually orders in multiples...
Jump to postIf they have options on aircraft with presumably fixed pricing, why would they need to 'hold talks' or hold a competition for more? Might indicate this is separate to that.
Jump to postFrom FG Allegiant Air has amended its agreement with Boeing to add options for up to 30 more 737 Max, and changed the mix of 737 variants it plans to acquire. It amended a January 2022 deal with Boeing that had included orders 50 737 Max jets and options for 50 more. “Under the amended agreements, t...
Jump to postI recall around 10 years ago, Arik was also complaining about being unable to get LHR slots and that got political too. I think it was over the 737s to Abuja and they ended up getting the slots
Jump to postCould 4 be a Dan Air 'old' white tail scheme 1-11?
Jump to postFrom FG interview with chief executive Tom Stoddart..... Stoddart does not envision any specific collaboration with other budget airlines at Gatwick, and dismisses recent suggestions circulating on social media of a tie-up with Jet2. “Jet2’s not buying us,” he states. https://www.flightglobal.com/ai...
Jump to postHECA wrote:From whom is QR receiving the LHR slots for the frequency increase?
Boeing August
13 x 737MAX Aviation Capital
25 x 737MAX SMBC
2 x 787-8 UID
5 x 787-9 UID
https://www.boeing.com/commercial/
Photo here, why does a bit of tarmac cost 17 million?!
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/237245 ... 0extension.
