Re: Big Delta Order for Airbus on the Horizon

If this order takes place during the Paris Airshow June 19-25, then along with the possible WB order from TK being placed at the same time, it will be a very successful show for Airbus.

Same probably holds for Boeing too.

Re: Turkish Airlines to order 600 aircraft in June

Well this is definitely big news for TK, they usually are behind in ordering planes for their growth plans. They just announced on KAP (the public announcement platform for public companies in Turkey) to their shareholders that they are officially in talks to purchase 600 jets with the manufacturer...

Re: Boeing 787 Production/Deliveries - 2023

Any word on the 787HGW? Searched high and low but only info is way back last year.

Unless they're wanting to.clear the backlog first?

Re: RUMOUR: Iberia looking to launch a new destination East

May be we can look at it from the fleet availability perspective? To fly to anywhere in East Asia (SIN, BKK, HKG, ICN, TYO, PVG, etc.), the only type that can do it in IB's fleet is A359. It only has 16 in the fleet. If these 16 are well used and needed already now in key routes such as those to So...

Re: 78X load factors Long haul

Is the 787HGW on sale yet? Air New Zealand is sxpecting 1st delivery on their 78X order next year, so Boeing must be close to full details on build specs, no?

Re: Emirates News and Discussion - 2023

Aviation week interview with Tim Clark is a good read on some of the mid-term plans at Emirates. The key points, summarized by me: - First 777-9 delivery is expected sometime between July and October 2025 - All 50 A350-900s will be delivered in an accelerated 36 month timeframe starting August 2024...

Re: Airbus A350 Production/Deliveries - 2023

British Airways must be close to their original order of 18. Will be interestjng to see if they will exercise any of their 18 options?

Re: Tim Clark: A350-1000 too small to be largest Airbus offering

Well, for a man that has done so much business with both suppliers, then so what?

Sure, he maybe a pain in the neck but he does buy lots of aircraft. Remember, when he cancelled the order for A350s the 1st time, he then ordered 50 A380s, with RR engines.

Rgds

Re: Turkish Aviation June 2022

Further to my post above Chairman Ahmet Bolat has this to say “Australia is the last continent which Turkish Airlines is not flying to,” For Turkish Airlines, the nonstop flying time from Istanbul (IST) to Sydney (SYD) and Melbourne (MEL) would be approximately 17 hours. Services could start in 202...

Re: Emirates Fleet and Network Discussions thread - 2022

A tad early, but Im curious what layout EK will choose for their A350s and B787s. Right now their B772LRs are lowest F8C42Y216 total 266. No clue if EK will keep these aircraft or phase them out as the A350s and B787a start to enter the fleet. Also, cannot see EK installing Y+ if these frames are go...

Re: Boeing 787 Production/Delivery Thread - 2022

What's the current B787 production? Once they receive clearance, how many per month will they ramp up to? And, more importantly, clearing the backlog already there!

Same as with the B737MAX, still a huge backlog of parked frames.

Re: Emirates Fleet and Network Discussions thread - 2022

Watch next month. Big announcement at Farnborough ordering more A350s and walking on the B787s.

There was never a feeling of excitement on the B787 order anyhow. This is my opinion only...so I could be 100% wrong.

Re: Tim Clark: A350-1000 too small to be largest Airbus offering

Well, Farnborough is one month away. Will he walk on the 787s? If he does then the only option is more A350s. But, Airbus has their own bugbears on supply issues. Not guaranteed.

Re: Boeing 787 Production/Delivery Thread - 2022

Can someone give a rundown on the process Boeing has to do once they obtain clearance for deliveries? They have 120 B787s parked. Do these frames need any work before they are cleared? And if so, geez...seems will take a while to get rid??

Rgds

Re: Cathay Pacific to launch regional fleet renewal program

ikolkyo wrote:

I have a hard time not seeing the 787-10 involved in this order, high capacity aircraft with good range. Seems to be working very well for SQ.

Re: Qantas/Airbus to launch Project Sunrise and firm narrowbody order tomorrow (2 May 22)

Congratulations QF & AB!! And yes, indeed, a shot in the arm for the A350-1000. Curious to see the layout and color scheme.

Could spark interest in the A350-1000 from other carriers, namely EK. Airbus has history in constantly improving weight gains, so 319t maybe just for starters for Sunrise.

Re: Boeing 777X Sales Campaign Thread - 2022

Case in point would be DXB-MNL. EK uses 385 seat B777ERs 3x daily on the route. Plus there are service from PR and the "cattle car" 5J.

Re: Boeing 777X Testing/Production Thread - 2022

12 for EK alone. IIRC a total of 21 overall. By the time 2025 rolls around, will those already built B777x's be marketable. As STC commented, those are 7 year old used aircraft!!

Re: Updated March 24: Boeing's Fatal Flaw, Former Chief Technical Pilot Acquitted

Can the DPA be overturned? DOJ refused to do so before, but would be a great day for the families and relatives lost if it happened.

Crikey! As if Boeing needs another headache!

Re: Boeing 777X Sales Campaign Thread - 2022

Will be interesting to see what EK does now with the reported EIS of 2025?

A few weeks ago STC was saying that if the 777X was delayed longer than 2024, he'd be looking to cancel.

Re: British Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

chrisnh wrote:

I am noticing a fair number of BOS flights recently are using the 77W. Despite being a ‘bigger’ plane, does it have a smaller capacity than some of the 777s normally used?

Re: BA will offer new cabin crews £1000 bonus

Have a relative recently hired by BA. Supposed to start on April 18, but has been pushed back to 9 May due to Covid. Was offered to start on original date, but as a check-in agent at T5.

If it was me, I would do it. Just for the experience.

Re: Etihad Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

How is the service nowadays on EY ? I stopped flying them and changed to QR because of having rather bad experiences flying them in business and aweful ones flying them in Economy ? Have they improved ? Was on the ORD flight yesterday. Hell is other people, and that was nearly 15 hours of hell in t...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Seeing as it's the longest rota on BAs route system, does cabin crew prefer or would rather LON-USA or LON-Africa??

Re: British Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Seeing as SQ has now restored their full schedule LHR-SIN, I wonder why BA resorted to a B789 when pre-Covid they ran an A380 LHR-SIN-LHR and an B777ER LHR-SIN-SYD?? A big drop in capacity, unless they plan to increase frequency later this year? As to Australia, big difference in their offering, ser...

Re: Boeing 787 Production/Delivery Thread - 2022

So what's the scenario here?? FAA inspects the planes, signs ok, then what?? Boeing then calls the airlines to let them know their aircraft is ready, come pick up the keys? There are in excess of 100 x 787s parked. How lomg will it take for FAA inspection and release for delivery? Steven Udvar-Hazy ...

Re: Emirates Fleet and Network Discussions thread - 2022

So all STCs moaning on the B777Xs were genuine frustration with Boeing for when EKs orders were to begin delivery. He has a valid point and frustration notwithstanding, he is caught between a rock and a hard place, coz EK wants and needs the B779s. The B787 order seems in the same boat. Nice placeme...

Re: Boeing 737 MAX 10 Development / Testing / Production Thread - 2022

What I find truly shocking is that Boeing did not take into account that a certification slip could happen and started develop the alerting system and have it ready just in case. They knew the new regulation is comming and gave away all control by hoping on politics to solve their stuff. Having it ...

Re: Air France/KLM News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Keep looking but cannot find any information on a rumored AF/KLM B787 order. Anyone got any updates?

Guess AF are not too happy with their A350s if an B787 order is being contemplated??

Rgds

Re: Why hasn't the A330NEO been nearly as successful as the A330ceo?

Add Cebu Pacific, Starlux,Kuwait & Garuda to the list. No clue what happened at Hawaiian, probably Boeing needed a win...how well that turned out eh? Current depressed market conditions are not the best for selling WBs. But I think Airbus are happy to have the A330neo in their offering and pick...

Re: Emirates Fleet and Network Discussions thread - 2022

Taking into account all circumstances, I can see Emirates adding some A350-1000s in their WB fleet mix. Fine tuning capacity & managing risk for specific network applications as they move forward. Ironic that they had 70 x A350-1000s on order which they turned around and cancelled!! The A350-10...

Re: Why hasn't the A330NEO been nearly as successful as the A330ceo?

Add Cebu Pacific, Starlux,Kuwait & Garuda to the list. No clue what happened at Hawaiian, probably Boeing needed a win...how well that turned out eh? Current depressed market conditions are not the best for selling WBs. But I think Airbus are happy to have the A330neo in their offering and pick ...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Who hired A. Cruz in the 1st place? He seems to have caused quite a bit of damage

What were his redeeming features that qualified his hiring? AFAIK, he made money at Click, that's,about it. So why was he deemed suitable for the main carrier of IAG???

Re: British Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

Seeing as F on BA is only 8 seats, high premiun demand is marginal. Why run your 787-9s and 787-10s with F, but not your supposedly "flagship" aircraft? Additionally, 787-9s at BA only have a total of 216 seats, their 787-10s clock in at 256. Even their 773s are only 275, and this is a mod...

Re: British Airways News and Discussion Thread - 2022

BA just took delivery of an A350-1000 this past weekend. They were speaking of changing the layout of "future" builds to make them more crew friendly. Anyone know what that means?? Right now they have a total of 331 seats on their A350s (IMO probably influenced by A. Cruz..cram as much as ...