cargobull
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Post by cargobull on Mar 20, 2015 8:30:55 GMT 1
Ryanair considering the Airbus A350 XWB for transatlantic flights Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int'l) is studying both the Airbus Industrie (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) #A350 and the Boeing (BOE, Chicago O'Hare) B787 for use on its proposed transatlantic services. Ryanair's chief marketing officer, Kenny Jacobs, told The Sunday Times that the Irish LCC had now come up with a suitable model for its proposed North American flights but launching had been limited owing to a lack of available, suitable aircraft. “We’ve got a model that we know can work. We need to get aircraft, so we can talk to Boeing and Airbus, and we can also see if someone has some distressed inventory [we can take sooner] to make our transatlantic plan a reality," Jacobs said. Among the potential city pairings to be targetted are: Dublin Int'l, London Stansted and Milan with Newark, New York JFK and Boston. Jacobs added that the flights would not feature an all-economy lay-out as per Ryanair's traditional approach, but will instead feature separate “premium” seating. Concerning Ryanair's ongoing interest in Cyprus Airways (CY, Larnaca), Jacobs stated the airline had submitted a non-binding offer on Friday as a result of a positive meeting between Ryanair officials and Cypriot bureaucrats last week. In the short-term however, a period of due diligence would be required before a binding offer was possible, he said. #A350 Airbus Group Careers Airbus In The U.S. Airbus Group Airbus FanClub Nebojsa De Luka Ryanair Livery concept www.facebook.com/AirbusA350XWB
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Post by airboche on Mar 20, 2015 10:33:49 GMT 1
Ryanair PLC have said yesterday they do NOT plan to go transatlantic. No decisions have been discussed, made or are to be expected by their board.
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jonathan
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Post by jonathan on Mar 20, 2015 10:38:23 GMT 1
Number of bums on seats anyone? Surely all lavatories will be retained for these distances.
(When the UK West Coast Rail line London Euston line works were at their height, and only two rail lines were used for long stretches instead of four, my tactic was always to go straight to the loo on boarding, explaining to the folk already standing outside it that I was perfectly willing to vacate the seat for its normal use as long as it was promised that they would leave afterwards and allow me to reseat. Though I was rarely disturbed, it worked!
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Post by eastmids13 on Mar 20, 2015 10:54:52 GMT 1
Number of bums on seats anyone? Surely all lavatories will be retained for these distances. (When the UK West Coast Rail line London Euston line works were at their height, and only two rail lines were used for long stretches instead of four, my tactic was always to go straight to the loo on boarding, explaining to the folk already standing outside it that I was perfectly willing to vacate the seat for its normal use as long as it was promised that they would leave afterwards and allow me to reseat. Though I was rarely disturbed, it worked! I'd imagine at proposed lists prices that the business case hasn't stacked up (love or hate them they are smart cookie and if it doesn't make money they probably wouldn't touch it): www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31975456
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Post by addasih on Mar 20, 2015 11:48:34 GMT 1
I changed the title of the thread since they didn't place an order (yet)
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Mar 20, 2015 12:09:16 GMT 1
And our discussion should stop now, since as airboche already reported FR has officially denied having any plans to perform transatlantic flights.
Most probably, they started the rumours to get some free advertising.
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Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Mar 21, 2015 4:28:47 GMT 1
(When the UK West Coast Rail line London Euston line works were at their height, and only two rail lines were used for long stretches instead of four, my tactic was always to go straight to the loo on boarding, explaining to the folk already standing outside it that I was perfectly willing to vacate the seat for its normal use as long as it was promised that they would leave afterwards and allow me to reseat. Though I was rarely disturbed, it worked! Too funny! Well, aside from what airboche said, I would consider the A350 as probably the last type in the list of suitable candidates for Ryanair's TATL work. I would put the 767/787 first, then *maybe* the A330ceo/neo and then the A350.
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sunjet
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Post by sunjet on Mar 21, 2015 8:34:56 GMT 1
I think Ryanair would, if they could get away with it, have the passengers flapping their arms if it could save costs!
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