If it's AF/KLM I think the A220's will be for Transavia. I don't expect KLM will operate the A220's. The newer 737NG will most likely replace older 737NG's at KLM. Our king needs some planes to keep his flight rating. And our government just replace the state plane with a 737NG BBJ. Possibly KLM cou...
Jump to postAbout the A220, it could benefit from a larger member the A220-500. But they could also offer a 6 abreast option initially, this is for Asian market and low cost carriers. For shorter range flights. Another option for shorter range market is reuse the fuselage for an A210 (DC9); with T-tail, tail mo...
Jump to postEmirates is operating some of their giant fleet of A380's. British Airways, Singapore Airlines and Qantas are taking some A380's back into operation in early 2022. So indeed the production ended much earlier than anticipated at project launch, but I think end of A380 usage lies decades into the futu...
Jump to postThe airbus product family has one mayor advantage over the Boeing production family. Easy conversion for pilots from one to the other family member and the option for certification for multiple types. ANA went to use this with their small A380 fleet. So when a freighter airline has made the investme...
Jump to postIs the A350F going to be smaller than the 777XF and thus easier to fill? If Revilation's statement is true: The new-build A350F/77XF will only be for the firms that create value by flying longhaul nonstop with good loads, such as FX flying between international hubs.... Would the demand for A350F be...
Jump to postI think we have seen far to little aircraft cancelations. Many orders have been pushed back for production a couple of years later, thus the Airbus backlog hasn't shrunk that much. Airbus has to fulfill it's production commitments thus the lack of cancelations also by lessors causes them to push for...
Jump to postIsn't it true that Airbus only announced once during it's investors meeting they started looking seriously into launching the A350F!? AFAIK Airbus hasn't announced launching the A350F development. They are looking at the market prospects and the required development. EIS is a couple of year out afte...
Jump to postYears back I heard at an university that when the A380 material strategy would have been applied on the A350 or 787 programs, these planes would have been several metric tons lighter. Reversely the A380 would have been several tons heavier. They stated the A380 material selection strategy would be b...
Jump to postCan we expect Airbus to terminate A32xCEO production by the end of this year? Those 4 A321CEO for Delta will most likely be delivered by then. The A330CEO is only delivering for MRTT conversion an the Beluga XL, that will end in about two years. Airbus has half a dozen A330-300 white tales /NTU fram...
Jump to postSorry but to me it's on surprise and not bad news that Emirates scraps A6-EDA, MSN-011. It has the wiring fix and the wing Aluminium alloy problem. The wiring fix was applied to the first 22 A380's. AFAIK they don't have a path past D-check (12y). That wiring design error was the first problem. The ...
Jump to postAbout Emirates replacing 777s; the 777X is unproven and delayed.
Emirates still has A380's on order that they prefer not to take, possibly they can make a deal with Airbus to exchange these orders, in exchange for Emirates ordering A350s and dropping the 777X. It's a possibility, though unlikely.
... Compared to the original EIS target, you are correct, but let's just review the history in order to gain a sense of what factors drove how much change. ⋅ November 2013: Boeing launches the 777X, with first delivery planned for an unspecified part of 2020. ⋅ March 2016: Boein...
Jump to postSo with the new Airbus production rate numbers I estimate they will build ~500 aircraft in 2021.
So actually less than in 2020, because Q1 2020 production was at 'normal' rate.
The Dutch government wants to restrict international travel. link rijksoverheid 20 jan. Here the aviation travel related part of the Dutch government news release. Extra travel restrictions Every journey a person makes increases the chance of causing more infections or of bringing new variants of co...
Jump to postIn the Netherlands lockdown measures are increased because the decline in infections isn't fast enough. Besides the treat of mutated variants with higher infection rates means the current decline could very easily transition into an increase again. For more that a decade spending on our healthcare c...
Jump to postI'll post this here because I couldn't find a better topic for Aircraft stowage at Teruel. On Jan.18 an A330 landed at LETL (Teruel Airport), it concerned A330-243 A6-EYU (MSN1521) formerly operated by Etihad Airways. What was really special and a bit concerning; is the fact that Teruel airport was ...
Jump to postFirst let me note that this topic is going a bit off-topic with the gaps in the current market. But I think it's an interesting subject. About current oversupply/overproduction. Of course currently there is overproduction. The aviation market reduced to <50% of 2019 levels. Recovery to 2019 level wo...
Jump to postAirbus D&S Order backlog from Nov.30 2020 list a total of 9x A330MRTT for NATO and 12x for France.
At the beginning of 2020 it was 8x Nato and 12x France. So one MRTT for NATO was added in 2020.
The A330 for France hasn't been includes in the list jet.
Didn't NATO also firm up it's order for the 9th A330MRTT? (And the France Airforce A330(s) might by executive jets) The Airbus widebody order summary is in the negative, more cancelations than orders. (ODs Dec.2019 vs Dec. 2020) A330-200 +1 A330-200F -3 A330-300 -6 (NTU's) A330-800 +1 A330-900 -7 A3...
Jump to postFrom the Dec. 2020 O&D file: (Realistic) A319 : 4 (2) 2 - Hamburg International Airlines [Ceased operation] 2 - UFO (Tibet Airlines) A320 : 18 (1) 1 - CASC 6 - Iran Air [Blocked by US sanctions & is operating 6] 4 - Mexicana [Ceased operation] 7 - Ural Airlines [Is already operating NEO's] A...
Jump to postSo RR decided to finish the current Ultrafan test phases but hold the follow on projects. They want an airframe manufacturer developing a new type before they continue development. Because of Covid-19 I expect the Trent-500 will practically be phased out (A340-500 &-600). Engine maintenance work...
Jump to postMeanwhile, in Knock, Ireland: L’Airbus A380, immatriculé F-HPJB, ex Air -France est en cours de démantèlement à Knock en Irlande. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EqY3GAxXUAA7uFa?format=jpg&name=large Ref: https://twitter.com/airplusnews/status/1343822120523091970 They may have wanted to paint over ...
Jump to postAFAIK when Air France and KLM started their partnership, AF was roughly 2x KLM, and KLM had worse financials. Now AF = KLM because KLM grew a lot more than AF and KLM is financially performing better. In terms of fleet commonality the situation is not getting better over time, possibly it's getting ...
Jump to postAbout the slow start for A330 conversions, I think there were several resons. 1) High demand for pax A330s to cover the 787 RR trent 1000 groundings. 2) High A330 frame value, thus expansive concerted freighters. 3) The first couple of years the A330-300 had a 212mT MTOW. In three steps this was inc...
Jump to postIt's sad the A380 is in such low demand, Covid-19 even decreased the demand further. But this frame, MSN006 is an early one. I call those WWTT (Wrong Wired 22). They have the custom wiring patch that's very hard to get through a D-check. AFAIK, MSN006 was also used in the qualification compane. Besi...
Jump to postNow a post that is fully on topic. In my opinion nearly every one here is short to medium therm minded. nearly all are only looking several years into the future. This is also what Boeing does, with often fluctuation production output as a result. Airbus does not, they look at long term demand and m...
Jump to postI know In Asia a lot of demand has switched from widebody to single aisle routes. I also believe added capability to the A321 will change the fleet compositon. AFAIK the A330 sells well in China. Does China have an overnight cargo company like FedEx or do they work with belly cargo? Or are A330s fo...
Jump to postSo first I will go more into the loss that the KLM part of the group made, link KLM (Dutch) my translation: KLM made a loss of 234mln in Q3. That's a profit reduction of 745mln compared to 2019. Without the 'NOW-regeling' (Government support for labor costs) the loss would have been over 500mln. KLM...
Jump to postIs the core diameter the same on all the GTF engines on the A320, A220, and M90? I know lightsaber already replied to this question twice, but I wanted to share this FlighGlobal article (found via wiki) P&WC on track with Falcon 6X engine testing The PW800 programme has benefited from the servi...
Jump to postAirbus also had two down conversions in August 2020. Cathay Pacific converted two A350-1000 orders into A350-900 orders. Besides Airbus needs to clean-up it's order book, I hope they'll soon finish the A320CEO to NEO production conversion. It's removing several orders from the orderbook (similar to ...
Jump to postI totally agree that A E170-E2 will never work with PW1715G engines. They are ~600lb (270kg) to heavy. KLM already decided they want E195-E2 to replace and supplement the E190's. But possibly because of covid, the resulting lowered demand for air travel will result in more demand for smaller aircraf...
Jump to postRegionals fly feeder routes and bypass routes. If I understand it correctly, the scope clause basically allows the mayors to outsource the smaller aircraft. The mayors start with roughly 100seat aircraft, the routes that don't sustain this are subcontracted to regional airlines. As passenger direct ...
Jump to post.... If I understand the current situation in the US correctly, there is a (co-)pilot shortage because the FAA requires 1500 flight hours for an ATP license. Would it be a good idea to introduce a new scope level where first officers and pilots can book their flight hours. This would require new re...
Jump to postI wrote that I didn't care about changes in scope clause to avoid the discussion here. For efficiently light weight small planes are required. The two design attempts E175-E2 and M70 weren't succesful, because scope weight limit hasn't changed. Today I tried to educate myself a bit more into scope c...
Jump to postThe problem with a A340-500 length A330NEO is that has the same capacity as the A350-900. Airbus proposed it with their innitial A350 proposal. But airlines didn't like it. I think the airlines were stupid, because that would have enabled airbus to develop a A360 direct competitor for the 777 with a...
Jump to postNo FlightGlobal really ment a 245mT WV (Weight Variant). On Airbus website there is the Aircraft Characteristics section. Here aircraft characteristic documents can be found. For the A330-900 there are already 10 WV's. WV900 (d) 242mT MTOW 177-181mT MZFW (Max. Zero Fuel Weight) [MTOW=Max. Take-Off W...
Jump to postI think the A330 landing gear has been changed a couple of times. The Initial A330-300 had a 212mT MTOW. The A340-200/-300 have a 275mT / 276,5mT MTOW, but it also has a two wiel additional middle landing gear. The A330-200 entered market with 230mT MTOW the A330-300 was upgraded a year later (1999)...
Jump to postDoesn't the A330NEO have a very high part commonality with the A330CEO (242mT MTOW) possibly the Main landing gear is changed for the 251mT MTOW A330NEO. Engines and related avionics have changed. But most other parts are the same. I don't get why airlines wouldn't like the A300/A310/A330/A340 cross...
Jump to postIf I understand the working principle of jet engines (with Geared Turbo Fan) correctly, the difference between the PW1500G and the PW814 are: Different fan size; with/without GTF and high RPM/ low RPM running Low Pressure Turbine. As a result of the change in RPM of the LP shaft, the low pressure co...
Jump to postAFAIK the dutch government hasn't finalized the state support agreement with AF/KLM. I hope that Ben Smith and other board members realize they risk half their company by granting Smith his 2019 bonus. Edit to add that the other AF/KLM share holders should also realize this. KLM already get's except...
Jump to postATR could push up speed, ceiling and capacity on the ATR's a bit. New suitable engines were under development. They have been discussing for a decade, little competition and -600 success made them shy of the investment I guess. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KnONqj0AlKg/WZWn8oaCOMI/AAAAAAAACwk/...
Jump to postPossible examples I could see would be an updated turboprop design with a high wing and capability to quickly convert to a combi/all cargo layout. That's basicly the ATR-600 family with the cargo flex solution. It's unconventional forward cargo door, makes this possible. But DHC also developed quic...
Jump to postAfaik turboprop engines work better at sea level and less efficient during cruise. Jet engines are more efficient during cruise, but less efficient during takeoff and landing. There is a range crosspoint where jets get more efficient (CASM) than turboprops. This is mainly because the flight speed di...
Jump to postThe name CRJ is wrong, for what Keesje is proposing. Another draw back of the CRJ is it's just a couple of inch to narrow cross section. Do the Global 5500, 6500 and Global 7500 have the same cross section as the CRJs, or is it larger? I think the ATR cross section or the Falcon 6X could be beter fo...
Jump to postAir France has been struggling with profitability for many years now. I think retiring the A380s early might be a wise decision. Though it's unfortunate for the A380 program. Air France had some A380's effected by the wing root cracking problem. I expect all aircraft effected by this problem and cer...
Jump to postMaybe the CRJ could be a scope & commonality driven alternative afterall. https://groups.google.com/group/aviation_innovation/attach/4c68005923123/CRJ-800%20Passport.jpg?part=0.2&view=1&authuser=0 Source: keesje This could be a 80-84 seat full economy new scope compliant aircraft. I thi...
Jump to postThe weight increase eats away engine fuel efficiency gains. That's why I think designing within current scope clauses will result in a more efficient plane than the E175-E2 or the M90. Currently there is hardly demand for passenger flights, thus a huge aircraft surplus. But in a couple of years dema...
Jump to postI think the spec sheets of the Dornier Do328 -100 (prop) and -300 (jet) nicely show that on longer range flights a jet outperforms a turboprop. The Do328-100 reaches MTOW max at about 700nm, this as a 2:36min flight. The MTOW for the Do328-300 is a lot higher, but it reaches the max at 900nm a 2:41m...
Jump to postPassport weighs 2,000# more PER engine, it’s a high altitude, Mach .90, low cycle design when a RJ needs a lightweight, low-ish altitude, M.78, high cycle engine. Try again. This is true for the Passport 20 the 20k lbf version, EASA certificate stated it weighs 2065,7kg (4554lb), and provides 79 - ...
Jump to postI think Embraer has the most simple path. Reengine the E170/E175 E1 with GE Passport instead of GE CF34-8 engines. Or with PW814/815 engines, that share the core with the PW1900G used on the E190-E2 and E195-E2. A little bit more complex is the development of an ATR into an regional jet. For seat ca...
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