Re: Airbus axes remaining A350 jet deal with Qatar -sources

Airbus has to fill its end of the contract. Of course. Airbus will be able to point to the four or five completed frames that QR refused to accept (presumably having not made the final pre-delivery payment). At that point Airbus is out of pocket and QR in breach of contract. I'm sure Airbus's lawye...

Re: Korean Air Boeing 747 damaged at Ted Stevens Anchorage Airport

Oops!

"I thought you put the locking pin in?"

"No, I thought you put the pin in!"

Re: China Airlines 330CEO Replacement - 330NEO vs 787

Opus99 wrote:

I agree with your analysis that politics plays a major role here

Re: China Airlines 330CEO Replacement - 330NEO vs 787

Boeing, nor Airbus, is not in the business of ‘letting one go.’ Given neither OEM is capable of supplying 100% of the market, they both have to choose which battles they're prepared to lose and which ones they really want to win. As Airbus has just this week demonstrated, they're quite prepared to ...

Re: China Airlines 330CEO Replacement - 330NEO vs 787

The main advantage of the B781 versus the A339Neo is its extra flying range capability enabling it to fly to YVR/SEA with a full payload to/from TPE which the A339Neo wont be able to do (especially departing from North America). I'd like to see your numbers for that comparison. The A339 has longer ...

Re: Airbus axes remaining A350 jet deal with Qatar -sources

Wow, immense confidence of Airbus... They must already have other customers lined up for those frames and have the confidence in their product (A350) while at the same time knowing that Boeing can not deliver...frames and quality... Not necessarily. But why would Airbus spend the time, effort and c...

Re: China Airlines 330CEO Replacement - 330NEO vs 787

Politics will probably make this a decision in favour of the 787. This. I don’t buy the “delicate situation” mentioned in the first post. Taiwan needs the US and buying US planes can be used in their favor. Boeing are certainly not going to turn down an order from China Airlines for fear of upsetti...

Re: Airbus axes remaining A350 jet deal with Qatar -sources

Where do QR go from here? Do they have a short-term problem, and are there any white-tail 787s built that could be made available to them quickly? If not, are there any yet to be built early delivery positions likely to be available to them? Their position is entirely of their own making. They have...

Re: Three-point disembarkation system: IndiGo

Toinou wrote:

On the pictures, it looks like some kind of ramp rather than the usual mobile stairs. I've never seen this. Is it common ?

Re: Why is B-1216 still not delivered to Air China?

SYD330 wrote:

It has been sitting at KPAE for about 4 years now & still no news about whether it will still be delivered to CA?

Is this because of US sanctions or future conversion to a government 787 version?

Re: China Airlines 330CEO Replacement - 330NEO vs 787

Politics will probably make this a decision in favour of the 787.

Re: What is Airbus doing with its old Belugas?

Airbus A300 Beluga status : F-GSTA - Stored BOD since 29-Apr-2022 F-GSTB - Stored BOD? Arrived 27-Jul-2022. Last standard production flight 29-Jun-2022. F-GSTC - In service @ TLS, but not flown since 20-Jul-2022. F-GSTD - In service @ TLS, but not flown since 21-Jul-2022. F-GSTF - Stored BOD? Arriv...

Re: Airbus axes remaining A350 jet deal with Qatar -sources

Interesting way of framing. Blaming Airbus instead of QR and downplay the childish behavior of QR because they “can be difficult”. Looking at the facts it’s clear this customer didn’t want to be satisfied and has done as much as possible -including a grounding- to get rid of those planes. What's th...

Re: Airbus axes remaining A350 jet deal with Qatar -sources

If that's what Airbus has done we have to wait to see if Qatar challenges the cancellation in court, then wins, loses, or settles. QR refused to accept delivery of multiple A350s and in the end Airbus cancelled them one by one. For some inexplicable reason QR didn't challenge any of those cancellat...

Re: Nancy Pelosi going to Taiwan

He wished he could do that in the US, and tried on Jan 6, but unlike China and Russia, American citizens are free, and didn't cooperate. Well, some certainly cooperated and are now experiencing the inside of prison cells, while their revered leader carries on playing golf and scamming money from su...

Re: 757-100 Re-engine

It’s been in my head for some time that while the 757-100 as planned probably wouldn’t have been good, but does anyone have hits on the implications of s 757 shrink re-engined to CFM56s? Particularly in terms of whether this would do anything worthwhile for financial performance, and how low the th...

Re: Airbus axes remaining A350 jet deal with Qatar -sources

MIflyer12 wrote:

As for this outcome, I don't think anybody should celebrate it. It demonstrated an inability by Airbus to resolve the issue to QR's satisfaction and retain the customer.

Re: Al-Kaida leader al-Sawahiri is dead.

Report that the missiles were loaded with hundreds of tiny blades and not explosives seems right by the lack of damage to the building. I’m not sure where you’re getting “hundreds of tiny blades” from, but BBC is reporting that two Hellfire R9X were used. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-...

Re: Updated: US supreme court overturns abortion rights, upending Roe vs. Wade

In a perhaps somewhat surprising result, Kansas voters have rejected increased abortion restrictions in a referendum. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3585090-kansas-voters-reject-abortion-measure-in-victory-for-pro-choice-movement/ Frankly, I’m shocked that Kansas would vote that way. Assumin...

Re: Nancy Pelosi going to Taiwan

As others have said, AF2 also might create a more antagonistic perception in the eyes of the Chinese. Personally, I don't think it matters one jot to the Chinese if she arrived on a C-40 rather than a C-32. The simple fact is, she arrived in Taiwan on a USAF plane in those colours and didn't "...

Re: FAA approves resumption of deliveries for Boeing 787

Lets assume 50 and $100mil free cashflow of each for ease of calculus. This would to a total $5b free cashflow without the Max. Q3, Q4 & Q1 should show above average/skewed numbers as they are cleaning out inventory… I don't know the value, but expecting Boeing to clear $100 million for each of...

Re: "Eric" for U.S. Senate in Missouri

For some reason this reminds me of the Monty Python sketch where John Cleese played a man who named all his pets Eric. OT, but.... The cast: PRALINE: John Cleese CLERK: Michael Palin The sketch: Praline: (whistles a bit, then) Hello. I would like to buy a fish license, please. Postal clerk: A what?...

Re: FAA approves resumption of deliveries for Boeing 787

lajaca wrote:

Where are these 787s parked? I’ve seen quite a few at Kelly in San Antonio but still only a fraction of the above total.

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Here is an interesting article how sanctions don't work. USA buys more oil from Saudi-Arabia instead from Russia and Saudis buy that oil for their own use from Russia. Also about more Russian oil to Asia and Africa. Sorry, behind pay wall. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-saudi-ara...

Re: Trump Claims ‘Nobody Got to the Bottom of 9/11’

CaptHadley wrote:

Then you have the obligatory "In the hole! frat boy yelling out every-single-time some golfer hits a ball.

Re: Airbus reshapes A350 cabin to better accommodate 10 abreast

Airbus does not have the configuration of 10 abreast on their latest 350 ACAPS documents yet like the 777. Airbus has been saying this since 2019 but has refused to give reporters more details on the figures and some kind of a cabin mock-up. I’m not sure this idea is extremely popular, they may hav...

Re: Airbus reshapes A350 cabin to better accommodate 10 abreast

Without compromising which seat width is the question Exactly. :) Folks are reading his words and making their own assumptions about what he meant. Aren't you doing the same though? Without proper clarification on what is meant by "without compromising" it could mean in relation to the 78...

Re: Airbus reshapes A350 cabin to better accommodate 10 abreast

Opus99 wrote:

Without compromising which seat width is the question

Re: Airbus reshapes A350 cabin to better accommodate 10 abreast

That's not actually true for a medium/long haul destination. I believe it is, especially for families, because there's more scope for price variation on long-haul, international flights (where most A350s are operating). Unless they can clearly deliver on their promises that an A350 wirh 10 abreast ...

Re: Boris Johnson done as Prime Minister?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-62308217 Boris Johnson says meeting with ex-KGB agent Alexander Lebedev was social event Boris Johnson has said he did not discuss government business at a meeting with ex-KGB officer Alexander Lebedev "as far as I am aware". The prime minister is fa...

Re: Boeing 787 Production/Delivery Thread - 2022

concordeforever wrote:

One of the Air India's is in Star Alliance colours.....