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Post by marlibu on Feb 14, 2019 9:16:22 GMT 1
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Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Feb 14, 2019 15:17:23 GMT 1
They just say "this year". So it could be anywhere between 250-350. Maybe middle?
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Post by marlibu on Feb 14, 2019 16:11:29 GMT 1
Reading on Leeham news, they said the production is actually cash positive, but, The R&D kept it in the red. So this year seems like it will definitely be in the black. As you say, its just a matter of when. Still positive though. Cash positive in under 400 frames. I dont know why i have 400 frames as a reference either...picked it up somewhere...
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Post by Baroque on Feb 14, 2019 20:09:13 GMT 1
Reading on Leeham news, they said the production is actually cash positive, but, The R&D kept it in the red. So this year seems like it will definitely be in the black. As you say, its just a matter of when. Still positive though. Cash positive in under 400 frames. I dont know why i have 400 frames as a reference either...picked it up somewhere... I don't think it was by chance that you mentioned 400. Boeing turned cash positive on the 787 somewhere in the 450-500 delivery point. We see that Airbus has achieved cash positive deliveries in almost half that figure, an extremely positive result for the A350 programme in comparison.
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Post by FabienA380 on Feb 16, 2019 9:21:53 GMT 1
a380.boards.net/post/128899/thread 1st A350 wings pair transported, I guess it was last Monday, after the trip to Bremen. You can call it a test for me it is a kind of Entry Into Service;-) MSN322's wings transported by the BelugaXL (looking closely to wing sticker)
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Post by kevin5345179 on Feb 17, 2019 6:23:38 GMT 1
I actually think this is a valid question on UltraFan for sunrise project
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Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Feb 17, 2019 15:51:17 GMT 1
I actually think this is a valid question on UltraFan for sunrise project Indeed. Qantas is set to make a decision this year between the 777X and the A350-1000 (ULR?) but although there is nothing official from Airbus, Alan Joyce must definitely be asking about Airbus's future plans for the aircraft as per the rumours. If he is willing to wait another 3-4 years, an A350-1000neo is definitely the aircraft for the sunrise project. It could spell an early death of the 777-8.
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Post by marlibu on Feb 17, 2019 20:15:58 GMT 1
this is indeed a huge decision. I will bet that they choose the A350, get about 4 frames with the current tech, then order additional ones with the Ultra Fan Engine.
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Post by tris06 on Feb 21, 2019 4:17:43 GMT 1
I hope to get a 2nd opinion as I think you guys know much more than I do on the subject.
I was reading a flyertalk thread about a350 vs B777 issues.
I will post what was said and see what You think. Personally I can't see how it is possible from what I know.
"I was chatting last night with one of the loaders who works the A359 in ONT."
"However, he did reveal they're having problems with the A359. He mentioned ever since the A359 entered service at ONT, they've been having weight and balance issues, and in addition, are losing money due to not sending freight cargo back to TPE. So, to that, CI notified them they're bringing back 77W to ONT. He didn't give me a set date when the 77W would be back at ONT."
If this is the case why would anyone want to buy the A350-900 when a 15-20yr old frame seems to be much better for the 11-15hr flight range? Can't accomodate passengers baggage sometimes?
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Post by kevin5345179 on Feb 21, 2019 5:15:37 GMT 1
I hope to get a 2nd opinion as I think you guys know much more than I do on the subject. I was reading a flyertalk thread about a350 vs B777 issues. I will post what was said and see what You think. Personally I can't see how it is possible from what I know. "I was chatting last night with one of the loaders who works the A359 in ONT." "However, he did reveal they're having problems with the A359. He mentioned ever since the A359 entered service at ONT, they've been having weight and balance issues, and in addition, are losing money due to not sending freight cargo back to TPE. So, to that, CI notified them they're bringing back 77W to ONT. He didn't give me a set date when the 77W would be back at ONT." If this is the case why would anyone want to buy the A350-900 when a 15-20yr old frame seems to be much better for the 11-15hr flight range? Can't accomodate passengers baggage sometimes? That's a constant rumor been circulating around in CI for A LOT of time and all of them is not true. I got a CI flight plan for a flight from KSFO to RCTP last Jan. Don't want to go into too much detail but the MTOW of the particular aircraft is 275T and the actual TOW is 247.7T. NAM for the flight is 6462 and payload is 18.8T. Every additional 3000 lb of payload take additional 647 lb of fuel. You can do the math .......... the only thing happened recently is load factor went up to 90% and they may want to operate larger plane during travel season
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