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Post by fanairbus on Feb 8, 2020 8:34:19 GMT 1
How Boeing’s battle with Airbus could shape up as 777-9 testing gathers pace By Max Kingsley-Jones7 February 2020 www.flightglobal.com/airframers/how-boeings-battle-with-airbus-could-shape-up-as-777-9-testing-gathers-pace/136553.articleThe first flight of the 777-9 on 25 January has cleared an important programme milestone for Boeing. It now faces at least a year of flight testing involving four aircraft, to clear the way for deliveries to begin to launch customer Emirates. While Seattle’s latest big twin has secured a solid foundation of orders, Boeing will be keen to use the much-delayed launch of flight testing as a springboard to add more customer logos to the eight that adorn the first aircraft (WH001), as it battles in the large widebody sector with the Airbus A350-1000. Boeing has bragging rights over Airbus in this sector on several levels. The 777-9 is bigger than the A350-1000 and has more firm orders - 267 versus 176, according to Cirium fleets data. And its list price reflects the larger size - $442 million versus an estimated $374 million for the Airbus. But the reality is that demand for both big twins has so far being disappointing – prompting seasoned industry observer and Teal Group analyst Richard Aboulafia to describe them as “the large twin-aisles that nobody seems to want”.
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Post by kevin5345179 on Feb 9, 2020 19:59:10 GMT 1
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Post by kevin5345179 on Feb 19, 2020 2:39:34 GMT 1
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Post by fanairbus on Feb 20, 2020 9:07:27 GMT 1
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Post by philidor on Mar 4, 2020 15:21:12 GMT 1
Vietnamese start-up Bamboo Airways is in talks with Boeing to order as many as 12 777X twinjets. If it happens, then I'll see it as madness ...
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Post by kevin5345179 on Mar 4, 2020 22:24:24 GMT 1
Vietnamese start-up Bamboo Airways is in talks with Boeing to order as many as 12 777X twinjets. If it happens, then I'll see it as madness ... probably not after COVID, but I'm certain they were serious about A380 since they "actually applied" to fly it to TPE and got denied
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Post by philidor on Mar 5, 2020 18:21:07 GMT 1
If it happens, then I'll see it as madness ... I'm certain they were serious about A380 since they "actually applied" to fly it to TPE and got denied Then, they are even more mentally ill than I thought ...
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Post by kevin5345179 on Apr 24, 2020 5:32:20 GMT 1
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Post by kevin5345179 on Apr 29, 2020 18:29:00 GMT 1
ouch
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Post by kevin5345179 on Apr 29, 2020 18:55:32 GMT 1
Calhoun needs to drink some more coffee before saying something stupid again ....
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