An interesting article in Flight International: https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/cma-cgm-adds-two-more-777fs-for-transpacific-launch-and-will-take-eight-a350s/ ..... but leaves some questions unanswered : presumably the 777-200Fs are converted passenger aircraft, but where from? And are the A350F...
Jump to postI pulled this off the internet: (http://www.guerrasynavas.com) The final deal was secured in November 2009 following a binding agreement reached by the respective boards of directors that created a holding company in which British Airways would take a 55% stake, with Iberia accounting for the remain...
Jump to posthttps://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/spi ... 61.article
Numbers are not given (at least not in front of the paywall) but might this be an opportunity for United?
It wouldn't necessarily have to be a member of the top management arranging for his "suicide" - a throwaway comment to an ambitious and unscrupulous underling along the lines of "who will rid of this turbulent priest," as Shakespeare once wrote, might have been enough. I'm not s...
Jump to postWhen the production problems and delays at Boeing are cited, it's common to see "ah yes, but Airbus have their problems too" - how deep is that problem? They don't seem to have a parking lot full of frames awaiting rectification, parts and/or delivery, and they still seem to producing at m...
Jump to postLike others, I am sceptical of the suitability of hydrogen as a fuel for anything other than short range aviation - the practical challenges are obvious and no-one has yet mentioned the materials embrittlement issues caused by both the hydrogen itself and the use of cryogenic temperatures. If billio...
Jump to postToo little, too late. I wholeheartedly agree. It is just way too little, too late. The fall of Boeing is ongoing now. I do not see them in existence in 5 years from now. BCA is now damaged beyond repair. When Boeing and McDD did that mega merger in the late 1990's, my first initial thought was &quo...
Jump to postIt is surprising that Boeing have a spare pair of 787-10s available - thought they were struggling to produce them and have other customers waiting impatiently!
Jump to postIt wouldn't necessarily have to be a member of the top management arranging for his "suicide" - a throwaway comment to an ambitious and unscrupulous underling along the lines of "who will rid of this turbulent priest," as Shakespeare once wrote, might have been enough. I'm not su...
Jump to postThere are suggestions in the press that Boeing is looking to cut Spirit's ties with Airbus, if it takes over Spirit. https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/1043599/boeing-to-cut-spirit-aero-s-ties-to-airbus-in-potential-takeover-reports-1043599.html How would that work? Spirit is a majo...
Jump to postHave I missed something and this deal has been clinched? From what I've seen there is a rumour of a preference being expressed. There's still an opportunity for Boeing to fight back!
Jump to postWould you use helicopters to install the blades, though, any more than you would use the "Radia Windrunner". You would transport the blades to where a crane could lift them into place, and that operation would be fraught with similar problems, which I'm sure they already know how to deal w...
Jump to postWe're getting on for 100 years since the Hindenberg disaster, surely safety precautions will have advanced a bit since then? With the enthusiasm for powering all sorts of vehicles and aircraft by hydrogen the really ought to be concentrating minds a bit! Perhaps a hydrogen'helium mixture would make ...
Jump to postStan Deal is an engineer. Is he a bad manager because he also has a MBA? I have no opinion on Stan Deal specifically, and that's not the part of MOL's comment I highlighted. What I can see is that there is a large disconnect between management and the production sites, which is something that is al...
Jump to postI still cannot help feeling that an airship would be the best way to go, but if not, how about looking into the past and coming up with a (greatly) enlarged Bell X22? I don't see the point of using a fixed wing plane to transport to a "nearby" grass strip and yet still have to move by road...
Jump to postThe implication seems to be tha the production restriction is self imposed due to caution; the reality seems to be that it is externally imposed due to lack of trust.
Jump to postStrikes me that this is an answer to a problem that doesn't exist. The article doesn't say how heavy the blades are, but presumably "not very heavy" is the answer. Does something like a CH47, or even a pair of them, not have the capability to lift such a load over relatively short distance...
Jump to postAirbus are only making 5 A350s a month at the moment, with plans for that to rise to 10/month. Boeing are making how many 777-9s? How long will it be before they start producing them? How long will it take toi ramp up production and clear some of the backlog? These must surely be factors if the orde...
Jump to postI thought the A321 variants are built on different production lines, but there seems to be a total monthly limit, presumably constrained by supplies of components, for all variants. If A320 sales continue to slow down (there's still a big backlog) perhaps there might be scope in the future for switc...
Jump to postMaybe he's thinking of using less expensive planes found on the used market? There seem to be a few available ATM, and not as long to wait.
Jump to postFiscAutTecGarte wrote:I always thought the problems began around Condit... He seemed to want to do everything but build airplanes, which was weird for an engineer.
I can't see the A350-900 figuring; my expectation would be a mix of A35Ks (which BA loves) and the 787X. The 78X is a pretty capable machine and as its MTOW creeps up, with various improvements, it should cover pretty much all of BA's requirements, maybe even GRU/MEX. We know the 787-10 is supposed...
Jump to post[ I said this in the previous threads about the future widebody purchase that was related to this purchase yet all of the experts here swear up and down that I'm wrong and that AA really does want a widebody fleet consisting entirely of 787s. It's pretty clear relying on one manufacturer and one fl...
Jump to postI can't see the A350-900 figuring; my expectation would be a mix of A35Ks (which BA loves) and the 787X. The 78X is a pretty capable machine and as its MTOW creeps up, with various improvements, it should cover pretty much all of BA's requirements, maybe even GRU/MEX. We know the 787-10 is supposed...
Jump to postHaven't Airbus just ordered a new fleet of ships with wind power-supplementation to transport fuselages from Europe to Charleston?
I think they will replace the current ships, I don't think the Belugas are used to transport fuselages, just wings.
Is the technology, experience and equipment in Belfast easily transferable elsewhere if Airbus want to to? I'd have thought there is the potential there for considerable disruption of the manufacturing process and it would be far better for Airbus to bite the bullet and take on the operation as it s...
Jump to postShares of Spirit Aerosystems , the fuselage maker for Boeing’s 737 Max jets, surged Friday after a report that Boeing is in talks to acquire the company. Guess that means the next gen NB will be put on trains too. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/01/spirit-aerosystems-boeing.html Perhaps at that point ...
Jump to postPresumably the loss of the cowling means less weight as well - unless it is offset by armour on the fuselage to protect against blade-loss accidents.
Jump to postIt is possible to see why AA might want the Max-10 for short to mid range missions, and although at the moment it is tarred with the same ignominy as most of the other Max variants, those problems will eventually be rectified. Any airline that wants them should probably be securing their places in t...
Jump to post[By the time the MAX 7 and 10 are certified, if Boeing hasn't gotten the "green light" to produce at a higher rate, they may as well shut down the commercial division or spin it/sell it off. That's going to take a while yet, I think most observers believe, and when it happens do you think...
Jump to postWhy is everyone so hung up on the certification of the max7. There is zero material difference to a max8 and it will get certified, the faa is understandably dragging its feet over every little thing to make sure Boeing has actually done it the right way. It’s not like the backlog for the A220 is s...
Jump to postJust another money-making excuse for Ryanair, I suspect - their costs will not suddenly have risen 10%, will they?
Jump to postSo, if the aircraft can lift off weighing 8,000 pounds more, wouldn't the fuel burn increase? Thus, decreasing range by a smidge? How much faster can the gear come up? Saving would be about 10-15 seconds worth of fuel burn on the gear drag? Just wondering.... If, for example, you choose to take tha...
Jump to postWould the 757 been competitive against the A321, though? It was a heavier airframe, and reputedly expensive to build, with older less efficient engines and main gear, and more modern alternative engines did not (and still do not) exist. The A321 has caught up with it in range, which seems to be why ...
Jump to postArguably, there's no need to replace the 757-300 - there were only a very small handful of buyers for it. Far more 767s and A300/A310 were sold, but I feel that the A330neo has morphed too much into a long hauler and is perhaps too much aircraft for medium haul services.
Jump to postThere's nothing wrong with outsourcing if it is done properly - but that really involves having a representative at the factory to monitor the work being done there, and properly checking that what arrives at the FAL conforms to spec. As far as new engines are concerned, there doesn't seem to me to ...
Jump to postWhat should the next new Airbus design be? Logic would suggest, to me at least, that it really should be an A330Neo replacement - this model is very slow selling and it would be hard to argue that it is putting any real market pressure on the 787. Airbus are struggling to make sufficient A220s and A...
Jump to postWhat no-one seems to be speculating about is whether it is likely that all these aircraft will end up being delivered - it seems like a massive expansion for an airline that has traditionally struggled. I think I'd be very tempted to add at least half of them to the ASC606 list, but time will tell!
Jump to postMaybe I misread this, but isn't it about the French government funding research into the next generation Airbus NB, rather like NASA is funding the TTBW demonstrator? I don't see any intent to design a new NB at this stage when they could be leap-frogged by Boeing at a later stage. Far better to res...
Jump to postAnother, albeit seemingly minor, "QC escape" has come to light today - but even though minor, it's just another to add to the list. That last chance saloon door must be looking perilously close to opening!
Jump to postOne important question is how much more pain Boeing's decision to withdraw its application for exemption for the 737-7 (and presumably the -10) will bring to its already tattered delivery schedule. For one thing it will tighten up even further on any wriggle room left there for even longer, and UAL ...
Jump to postThere is no reason for Airbus to exchange the A350-orders for some A321neo, as some people are proposing here. It should be clear, who is currently in the position to negotiate for his favor and that is Airbus. The question why Airbus is making all these efforts currently for UA already appeared in...
Jump to postIt seems to me as though people are looking to see the entire 737-10 order replaced by A321Ns, but I don't see that being the case. In, say, 3 years time Boeing will be once again ramping up production and although there will be a backlog of deliveries from the previous years the situation should gr...
Jump to post"None of the quality issues that required Boeing to pause production or deliveries were related to safety based on the absence of action for in service fleet. My understanding is that Airbus’ procedures would allow them to keep delivering safe aircraft while Boeing’s process requires aircraft ...
Jump to postIt's hard to see atm how Boeing can be part of the solution to United's problems - they are stymied all ways round, it seems: The FAA are said that they can't increase production or use the new line at Everett until the quality problems have been resolved, and their existing order back is also full ...
Jump to postAirbus executives say they could increase the A320neo production rate faster, if only the engine suppliers could do the same. United has ordered Leap-1B engines - I wonder if the production slots for these engines could be converted to Leap-1A slots. That's an interesting thought for sure. Seems th...
Jump to postAren't both the current OEMs suffering from supply chain shortages of items like seats and engines? Where would another manufacturer looking to source materials for another 10-15 frames per month get their supplies from?
Jump to postWe can have two thoughts in the head at the same time. Kirby is rightfully pointing out that his team cant plan for the Max-10 since its entry into service keeps slipping and slipping. they need to make a plan without it. Their order for the Max-10, with a first delivery in 2020, is at a stage wher...
Jump to postSurely, part of the problem is at 737-10s and -9s are also built by Boeing and could potentially be also found to be infected with "Quality Escapes"? The -9 should be a mature product by now that should not be so affected, and aiui is more or built on the same lines as the others. Are we r...
Jump to postI know with 100% confidence it is NOT TRUE. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. You've offered none. Everyone knows Leeham News has a strong pro-Airbus bias and is not a trustworthy news source for information about Boeing. Can you definitively prove the statements that I"I kn...
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