Flightglobal reporting it as well
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... me-453463/
kiowa wrote:quick action by boeing. who has the largest fleet besides lion air?
Seems that the Lion Air crash has kick started some immediate actions. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency order addressing the risk that faulty angle-of-attack inputs could cause Boeing 737 Max horizontal stabilisers to put the aircraft into a difficult-to-control dive. http...
Jump to postSeems interest is actually taking shape in writing..little vague but it is a a start..Wonder which one :) Hi Fly has revealed that a European operator is the first customer to agree a wet-lease contract for the Portuguese company’s initial Airbus A380. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/euro...
Jump to postIMHO Boeing has 3 things going for them right now: *A higher production rate that allows them to secure future deliveries . (Clearing of the backlog is helping a lot) *Better pricing than past 787 campaigns *Seizing the opportunity of the change of leadership at Airbus. Leahy out of the way is a big...
Jump to postSome interesting quotes from STC today.. During an 11 April media briefing at Hamburg airport – while the Aircraft Interiors Expo was being held elsewhere in the city – Clark said the A380 was "vital" to Emirates and represented "still the best unique selling point that anybody has go...
Jump to postMy home airport of ATH is always a pleasure to go through and for Europe I 'd say TXL. It has that 70s/80s vibe to it. AMS and ZRH as far as modern airports are concerded. T2 at LHR is also growing on me
Jump to postAccording to ch-aviation AA is on the market for some used A319s to replace the ageing Mad Dogs. President Isom was quoted saying : "Newer model used aircraft are absolutely something we have an eye out for. As we take a look at where A319s are available we are going to be out there after them,...
Jump to postMark Dunkerley had some interesting comments on HA experience with the A321neo so far... Hawaiian Airlines executives expect big cost savings from the company's incoming fleet of Airbus A321neos. Speaking during Hawaiian's 2017 earnings call on 29 January, chief executive Mark Dunkerley says 189-sea...
Jump to postI know this gets brushed aside, but: https://leehamnews.com/2016/01/21/united-chooses-737-700-over-cs100-in-big-blow-to-bombardier/ Not competitors? I guess it depends on how you define “competitors”. For UA, the larger 73G won out over the CS100. In competition, price does play a part. Don’t take ...
Jump to post4 months ago I opened up a thread about this: http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1369585 Back then it was reported that AA was indeen in discussions with Airbus on converting to the A338 which would be a win win situation for all. AA gets out of buying a plane they don't, seemingly, need...
Jump to postJust caught this from Reuters: [PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA) planemaking chief Fabrice Bregier is leaving the aerospace group after losing a long-running power battle with Chief Executive Tom Enders, three sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. He will be replaced at the helm of the...
Jump to postAccording to Mr. Hamilton we shall find out next week what the outcome is...
https://leehamnews.com/2017/12/04/ponti ... -max-near/
Final assembly of the first A330-800 has commenced. So they're going for it? For 6 orders? Don't they have to run a full test program on the -800 version? And I thought the Hawaiian order is less than certain as well... Very pessimistic view, you`re not expecting the -800 to do better over time? No...
Jump to postAnyone here consider Aegean Airlines? I don't think they have any nextgen NB on order at the moment. They want to increase fleet size to 70 aircraft, apparently. The CSeries would be an amazing aircraft for them. Great efficiency, sufficient capacity to allow for increased frequency and enough rang...
Jump to postProbably better to have said "Some Asian carriers", as China Eastern, China Southern and Korean Air, all of which fly the 77W into SFO, don't have the A350 on order! Air China will take delivery of their first A350 next month, so we'll see how soon they fly it to SFO to add to the growing...
Jump to post…….and this is where the irony lies. Emirates was an airline that for the most part was able to undermine the business models of the established legacy carriers limiting their ability to use an aircraft the size of the A380. Today, the emerging LCC’s are doing, in part the same thing to Emirates. A...
Jump to postI just don't understand that obsession with AF ? They have a ton of Boeing planes.... I don't think people are saying they don't fly Boeing planes. But people who understands the relationship between the French nation and French companies (including private ones) would understand that unless the Ai...
Jump to postWhat a great looking plane! Do any other airlines have A321NEOs flying? VX, NH, Sri Lankan, Novair. -Rowen Add Spirit and Frontier to that list too. I think you have got something mixed up there. Frontier and Spirit have the A32 0 neo not the A32 1 neo. As far as I can tell neither have it on order...
Jump to postThis RFP for example is a standard case of how Airbus saving the CSeries can turn up a sale where it would have been questionable at best a few weeks ago. Bangkok Airways is evaluating the Airbus A319neo, Boeing 737 Max 7 and the Bombardier CS300 for its fleet renewal and expansion needs. These airc...
Jump to postI haven't seen anyone point this out, and in my opinion is an important factor of the "the CS is not selling" argument Enders agreed, saying that “quite a few potential CSeries customers” — and U.S. airlines in particular, including Airbus customer JetBlue — have been very impressed with t...
Jump to postI think there is still more to be told of this QR deferral story. Interesting that their 4 A350 cancellations have not been reversed as some had expected. Geoff Last update was about 2 weeks ago. You mean that nothing has happened after that? https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/59911-qatar-airw...
Jump to postI think there is still more to be told of this QR deferral story. Interesting that their 4 A350 cancellations have not been reversed as some had expected. Geoff Last update was about 2 weeks ago. You mean that nothing has happened after that? https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/59911-qatar-airw...
Jump to postLeeham has just posted an analysis of the order. Can anybody provide some info from behind the paywall?
Jump to postI agree, but the 338 won't get many orders for a few years, since most 332's are still ''young''. If they are willing to have a model that has 6 orders for years then I'm fine with it, but it doesn't seem like the best idea. Well, if there's any substance to the AA rumor, it may not be long before ...
Jump to postI forgot to add on my previous post that had they started let's say ORD & BOS with a couple of A330s they would fly them on every other day of the week ..for example 1..3..5..7 for ORD and ..2..4..6..for BOS and whatever down time the A330s had they would be used on routes that need the extra ca...
Jump to postHello to all and here's my contribution on this subject: A couple of years ago I hang out with someone in middle management at Aegean and it was right about the time they were firmly in the black again after the shock of the first crisis years, and they were about the receive the first WL A320s. Coi...
Jump to postUnless I'm making this up in my head, I'm sure I read a rumour or speculation piece, that there was talk that Aer Lingus were going to switch their A350 order to A330neo's in the same way TAP did. :confused: Rumors/speculation that they were going to do so, but it never happened. Rumors now are tha...
Jump to postI think EIS in mid-2019 but I don't think TP ordered LR version only regular 321neo. They'll launch A339 though. For A321neo LR Norwegian Air Shuttle have ordered 30, AirLease corp. 30 (some going to AirTransat, AirAstana and AerLingus), and we are waiting for JetBlue conversion confirmation as wel...
Jump to postWhen is the eis of the LR? Who's starting? TP? I think EIS in mid-2019 but I don't think TP ordered LR version only regular 321neo. They'll launch A339 though. For A321neo LR Norwegian Air Shuttle have ordered 30, AirLease corp. 30 (some going to AirTransat, AirAstana and AerLingus), and we are wai...
Jump to postWiki says that up to July 31st there about 135 neos delivered. Is this about right?
Jump to postGoing through the Airbus article on Leeham I found some parts interesting and haven't seen them posted. Please delete if I couldn't find them Fleet planning on what to do about the A350s continues. Airbus and American are talking about down-grading the A350 to the A330neo. Further complicating: Hawa...
Jump to postThat's as far as my English goes. No matter what kind of words I use, we all know it isn't is a done deal until both parties sign the contracts and announce it to the public Your English is very good. I thank you for making the effort to communicate so well. John Leahy doesn't like air shows. He al...
Jump to postI can't imagine TG needing them. I can imagine them ordering them. My impression is that TG has needed 1 or 2 more for some time, but not an additional 5 or more. The fleet is stretched thin right now, such that one aircraft's mechanical issues has already caused at least a half dozen cancellations...
Jump to postWe should keep in mind that there is another airport which alredy exists: Neuhardenberg / EDON. It was used in the 90s for government flights between Berlin and Bonn with Tu-154s. There have been plans to open it as LCC airport for Berlin, there even is a local group ("Bürgerinitiative") ...
Jump to postAlthough from late 2014 CZ ceo interview for FG: Being the largest player in China is no guarantee that the carrier always gets its way. One of the most embarrassing setbacks for China Southern is its failure to use the Airbus A380 on long-haul routes out of Beijing since taking delivery of the type...
Jump to postCertainly a detailed opinion and I found this quote interesting: It’s a fine aircraft — I know more about this aircraft than I would wish to know about anything in my life, and from what I know about it, it was incredibly well-built and possibly even over-specified at the time. I don’t think anybody...
Jump to postCanada better grow some balls and start fighting back. I know trade wars have no winners but Canada is losing by default. I would start with cancelling the potential Boeing F-18 order and then move on to the massively subsidized U.S. agriculture industry. Me thinks this is already starting to happe...
Jump to postI came across this awesome video of the A35K at EAP...does anyone know why were the thrust reverses deployed for such a long time apparently while taxying? (at about 1:55) ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU7gDNL8Mds
Good to finally get some more regional diversity. What other non-Asian airline has had A350s powered/flying now? LATAM, Air Caraibes, Delta, Finnair, Ethiopian, and ______? LH! With almost all of the legacy European carriers getting them. I wouldn't assume "diversity" to be a problem. It ...
Jump to postMy vote goes to Aegean! They have Europe pretty much covered and they serve everything from candy on take-off to real food (not just a sandwich) and free coffee/drinks. Their prices are excellent, 120 euros for ATH LHR return ticket is very good! And they have the best mileage programm. In general ...
Jump to postMy vote goes to Aegean! They have Europe pretty much covered and they serve everything from candy on take-off to real food (not just a sandwich) and free coffee/drinks. Their prices are excellent, 120 euros for ATH LHR return ticket is very good! And they have the best mileage programm. In general v...
Jump to postGoing through this production I came across this: 1844 A330-941 Air Berlin RR Trent 7000 Does anyone know if this true? If it is then probably through a lessor? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ff2DA4QRsnyx6Og6UREgvDckpdF2Iu7o4Vcj6m7EM_I/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html True, confir...
Jump to postWouldn't this still make that sole A330NEO an oddball in a fleet of A330CEOs? Or are they getting more of them through that lessor? Since most of the MSNs in that range are mostly empty this could probably be the first of.."some"? Since I think that Karel confirmed this i m glad we have a...
Jump to postGoing through this production I came across this: 1844 A330-941 Air Berlin RR Trent 7000 Does anyone know if this true? If it is then probably through a lessor? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ff2DA4QRsnyx6Og6UREgvDckpdF2Iu7o4Vcj6m7EM_I/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html I don't thin...
Jump to postGoing through this production I came across this:
1844 A330-941 Air Berlin RR Trent 7000
Does anyone know if this true? If it is then probably through a lessor?
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... utput=html
I think we can add OA to the list in 2009. The legacy Olympic was grounded along with all the planes ( B737s and A343s) and created a new OA that was sold to an investement group that was branching into a lot of fields in Greece back then. The new Olympic went with the A320family and eventually in 2...
Jump to postSeems like a summary of complaints against BA about....changes. Someone posted above how he got a lot for 80 euros and it makes so much sense that a million dollar aircraft requiring thousands of kilos of fuel, with two highly trained pilots, crew, ground staff etc...yes so much sense right there.....
Jump to postSeems like a summary of complaints against BA about....changes. Someone posted above how he got a lot for 80 euros and it makes so much sense that a million dollar aircraft requiring thousands of kilos of fuel, with two highly trained pilots, crew, ground staff etc...yes so much sense right there.....
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