XWB
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Post by XWB on Nov 5, 2013 20:49:32 GMT 1
Arik Air seems to have canceled their order for two 747-8i aircraft.
First delivery is still scheduled for October 2013.
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Post by gennadius01 on Nov 5, 2013 23:58:30 GMT 1
Arik Air seems to have canceled their order for two 747-8i aircraft. First delivery is still scheduled for October 2013. Disappointing, but not entirely unexpected, news with respect to Arik Air. I assume also that you meant October 2014? Thanks again for the info!
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Nov 6, 2013 0:18:19 GMT 1
Oops, October 2014 indeed.
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Post by addasih on Nov 10, 2013 18:28:50 GMT 1
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Post by gennadius01 on Nov 14, 2013 2:02:48 GMT 1
It looks like the " Randy's Journal" blog for Boeing has been updated with an entry talking about L/N 1500 starting production. At the end, it links a new promotional video that they have created talking about the 747 as a flagship through the years, and discussing the -8 variant in particular.
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Taliesin
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Post by Taliesin on Nov 14, 2013 2:20:14 GMT 1
You'd expect the usual marketing stuff from a Boeing commercial.. but 8% more efficient than an A380? What kind of cheek do you have to have to produce a video like that, knowing that 99% of the target audience are educated enough to catch your lie? I mean come on.. there's ridiculous and then there's this little masterpiece..
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Post by gennadius01 on Dec 18, 2013 22:41:38 GMT 1
As XWB noted in the 2013 deliveries thread, the first PIP 747-8 is scheduled to be delivered today. The commercial aviation blog at Aviation Week had the following information:
I think many of those numbers were detailed at some level before, but I'm not sure if they have all been collected together as it was there.
I was wondering however, is the change in empty weight and change in payload-range capability factored into the fuel burn numbers? Or is that independent, and it is just additional data that is factored into overall performance of the aircraft?
Regardless, congratulations to Boeing and GE on getting the PIP out, and to Cathay for finally being able to take delivery of their birds that have been sitting and waiting for the certification. :-)
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Post by gennadius01 on Jan 6, 2014 21:23:41 GMT 1
Also, 747classic, over on airliners.net, noted that there were 2 747-8I UFOs added as well. That means a gross of 17 (11 8Is and 6 8Fs) for 2013, and a nice note to end a good year for the 747-8 program. Any ideas on who the UFOs could be? There are two as-yet outstanding CA orders for 8Is, however since those are specific to that airline, I don't think they would be listed in this fashion. Here is the link to the Boeing active orders page, which details those additions.
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Post by airny on Jan 6, 2014 22:18:35 GMT 1
VIP clients maybe?
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Jan 6, 2014 22:42:10 GMT 1
Most likely the Air China MoU from March 2013.
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