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Post by kronus on Sept 28, 2019 12:02:32 GMT 1
Despite recent takeover LATAM a350 order, Delta still interested in order 797: airlinerwatch.com/delta-air-lines-wants-200-boeing-797/In my opinion Delta should exercise options for 100 a321neo (including LR and XLR version) to replace about 100 752 and order additional 30 a330-900neo and 20 a330-800neo. They will have total backlog of 108 widebody aircraft (82 a330neo + 26 a350) to replace 56 763, 21 764, 8 777-200(ER)and 16 753.
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Post by philidor on Sept 28, 2019 12:58:52 GMT 1
Well, that's not exactly what Bastian said. He did say : - that DL has 200 757s and 767s to replace in upcoming years ; - that the airline is very interested in Boeing's NMA. What he didn't say is that the NMA would be the sole type used to replace the 200 frames, or the preferred replavement for all 757s and 767s. The airline apparently sees the NMA as a 767 replacement, not as a 757 replacement. In short, 200 is the number of frames DL wants to replace, not necessarily the number of NMAs it would order if the type were launched. The sloppy titles are typical of airlinerwatch.com
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Post by mjoelnir on Sept 28, 2019 13:38:17 GMT 1
Now we are talking nearly 3 years about the Boeing NMA. According to Boeing friends, the date of EIS is fixed for 2025, the launch is right around the corner, the business case solid, the market huge and every second airline does want some.
The only problem is, that it does not get launched. I assume that next year the talk will again be about everything being spiffy with the 797 and it being the world beater frame.
Boeing has to launch that frame one day, to it getting to be a reality, instead of just being a dream.
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Post by someone on Sept 28, 2019 18:40:11 GMT 1
Isn’t that rather obvious since they are in quite different categories of airplanes
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Post by philidor on Sept 28, 2019 23:39:34 GMT 1
Isn’t that rather obvious since they are in quite different categories of airplanes Of course, both pieces of information are unrelated.
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Post by kronus on Oct 5, 2019 13:47:03 GMT 1
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Post by philidor on Oct 6, 2019 23:49:34 GMT 1
That United is interested in the 797 is not new: the airline has been saying so for one year, apparently in order to spur Boeing to launch it. It is, however a stretch to imagine that the airline would use the aircraft to replace 757s. Except in special cases, airlines aren't going to replace narrowbodies by widebodies - they tend to do just the reverse. Of course, United would mainly use the 797 to replace 767 and develop its business.
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Post by someone on Oct 7, 2019 7:14:19 GMT 1
Sometimes Simpleflying, is rather good at stating the obvious.....
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Post by peter on Oct 7, 2019 15:08:30 GMT 1
Sometimes Simpleflying, is rather good at stating the obvious..... And sometimes they are also good in screwing up even the obvious
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Post by airboche on Oct 8, 2019 11:07:12 GMT 1
Maybe Boeing wanted to wait out the MAX crisis and then start some "dynamic" new program? Now with the MAX delay they get late with the launch announcement. Doing it now everybody would just say, nice but what is the latest on the MAX?
They can still move forward internally. So no time is lost until the announcement whenever it happens.
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