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Post by savoyard74 on Oct 7, 2016 17:16:49 GMT 1
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Oct 7, 2016 17:19:06 GMT 1
Many airlines have both types on order, I do not see it as 'bad news'.
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Post by stealthmanbob on Oct 7, 2016 17:24:20 GMT 1
Many airlines have both types on order, I do not see it as 'bad news'. Good news for me, I won my bet at the bookies that they would order the B737max ! |
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Post by philidor on Oct 7, 2016 17:42:30 GMT 1
Many airlines have both types on order, I do not see it as 'bad news'. Well, I suppose Airbus tried to win, so it must be bad news to them, though the news came in some time ago. |
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Post by petera380 on Oct 7, 2016 18:31:40 GMT 1
So the MAX is not certified yet so anything can happen!!
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Post by stealthmanbob on Oct 7, 2016 19:30:17 GMT 1
Many airlines have both types on order, I do not see it as 'bad news'. Well, I suppose Airbus tried to win, so it must be bad news to them, though the news came in some time ago. Some times its better not to win, just taking part is enough  |
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Post by bmw801 on Oct 7, 2016 21:46:33 GMT 1
Dominic Gates from The Seattle Times has done a well balanced report .... So both P&W and Airbus will have to continue their fight with ..... Mr. AAB also seems to have some Delorians in his fleet  |
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Post by Jkkw on Oct 8, 2016 0:40:02 GMT 1
The MAX order is only a letter of intent, so it's far from being a firm order.
This is what Scott Hamilton of Leeham News and Comment had to say (from the Seattle Times article in the previous posts)
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Oct 8, 2016 5:33:22 GMT 1
What makes the MAX part of the deal a bit shaky is not only that it's a LOI, it is also both partners' comments or lack thereof. While Boeing's website glorifies the QR deal, it only mentions the MAX in very small letters. www.boeing.com/ Furthermore, the press release only includes a few cautious words about the MAX. www.boeing.com/commercial/customers/qatar-airways/qatar-airways-order.page"With the commitment for the 737 MAX 8, it would be the first Boeing single-aisle airplane model to join Qatar Airways’ fleet in more than 15 years". You would have expected more for the introduction of a new type into the fleet of a major airline. On the other hand, though QR made it clear that their -neo order is not cancelled, it did not provide any reason for ordering the MAX. I would not go so far as entirely discounting the project, but I understand Leeham's purported bold comments. |
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Post by s543 on Oct 8, 2016 8:29:22 GMT 1
There is more.....
3 pcs of those "horrible" canceled planes are happily and reliably serving FINE - in the colors of someone else - i.e. there is sufficient proof that the problem is not in the plane itself but in the customer ! No doubt about that.
Also at looking onto the delivery process of QR A350s and anybody else we can observe some differences.
Once more is it the plane or the customer ?
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