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Post by marlibu on Mar 14, 2016 21:45:38 GMT 1
Hey guys, any insights into why CX1 is getting ready for first flight even though delivery isn't for another months? pure conjecture on my part, but, wouldn't the flight-testing be more meaningful when all seats and furnishings are installed? just a thought, enlighten me.
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Post by stealthmanbob on Mar 14, 2016 23:39:30 GMT 1
Hey guys, any insights into why CX1 is getting ready for first flight even though delivery isn't for another months? pure conjecture on my part, but, wouldn't the flight-testing be more meaningful when all seats and furnishings are installed? just a thought, enlighten me. Welcome on board, enjoy your flight ! Where do you reside for the members from which country stats ? You can test the aircraft with one or two test flights just to test the frame, it does not need the interior fitted for that.
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Post by philidor on Mar 15, 2016 0:59:19 GMT 1
Hey guys, any insights into why CX1 is getting ready for first flight even though delivery isn't for another months? pure conjecture on my part, but, wouldn't the flight-testing be more meaningful when all seats and furnishings are installed? just a thought, enlighten me. I don't know about the present interior status of this aircraft, but several weeks of testing after first flight - including customer acceptance flights - would be standard practice.
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Post by addasih on Mar 15, 2016 1:20:41 GMT 1
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Post by marlibu on Mar 20, 2016 13:49:25 GMT 1
Hey guys, any insights into why CX1 is getting ready for first flight even though delivery isn't for another months? pure conjecture on my part, but, wouldn't the flight-testing be more meaningful when all seats and furnishings are installed? just a thought, enlighten me. Welcome on board, enjoy your flight ! Where do you reside for the members from which country stats ? You can test the aircraft with one or two test flights just to test the frame, it does not need the interior fitted for that. USA Sir. thanks for your response.
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Post by nicolele on Mar 23, 2016 13:37:55 GMT 1
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Post by foreigner on Apr 1, 2016 17:52:11 GMT 1
I haven't seen this posted - looking at the A350 orders list, of all airlines having ordered both A350 types, Cathay Pacific seems to be the only airline that has more -1000 than -900 on order. They are a major airline, so I'm wondering if this is related to the fact that they don't have B748-I nor A380 on order and therefore their A350 order is 'high end'?
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Apr 2, 2016 11:59:54 GMT 1
I haven't seen this posted - looking at the A350 orders list, of all airlines having ordered both A350 types, Cathay Pacific seems to be the only airline that has more -1000 than -900 on order. They are a major airline, so I'm wondering if this is related to the fact that they don't have B748-I nor A380 on order and therefore their A350 order is 'high end'? CX is said to have been immediately fully convinced by th A35K, to the extent that it quickly decided to make the type the mainstay of its long range fleet. I think you are right, this enthusiasm was likely prompted by both the need to modernise their fleet, and executives' mixed feelings about VLAs. CX however also ordered some 779s.
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Post by kronus on Apr 2, 2016 12:37:29 GMT 1
In my opinion Cathay needs more orders for A350-900 and a350-1000 than 48 total actually have. Version -900 will be perfect replacement for older A330-300 frames in both Cathay and Dragonair fleets (they total have 14 frames with age above 18 years). A350-1000 with configuration of 334 seats are ideal to replace 5 777-200 in Cathay fleet. Another configuration of A350-1000 will be needed to replace 7 older 777-300 frames who's configuration is for 398 seats.
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Post by Jkkw on Apr 4, 2016 8:58:09 GMT 1
Cathay also has a lot of 77Ws in the fleet (more than 50) which eventually need replacing so I'm not surprised at how many A35Ks they have on order. Also remember the order for A35Ks came before Boeing had launched the 777X.
Regarding the -900s I see its role to be more focused on long thin routes to Europe rather than routes to Asia and Australia which is currently the domain of the A330. At its peak, the airline had 18 A343s although with the exception of services to AKL the fleet is now relegated to short haul Asian services. They replaced the A343 to Europe with 77Ws although it's likely some of those routes would be better operated by an A343/A359 sized aircraft as well as some of the new routes they started last year (eg MAN and DUS which are operated by by a 4x weekly 777 although it'll probably be better served with a daily A359)
The airline's A330 and 772/773 fleets are primarily operated on short flights within Asia with the A330 doing longer flights to the Middle East and Australia. Whilst CX can use the A359 on these routes, the 787-10 or A330neo will probably be more efficient on these shorter routes. Also I think it's likely that the 77W will do more short flying once the A35K and 777X start replacing it (Their 747 and A340 fleet has already been mostly relegated to short flights)
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