philidor
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Post by philidor on Mar 1, 2014 19:25:02 GMT 1
They did have two frames ready for delivery !
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HL7615
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Post by HL7615 on Mar 2, 2014 0:38:55 GMT 1
Best part is that the price of some of the A330 flights with them are currently the same as their other flights. Oh how I wish I was still in Japan right now!!  |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Mar 26, 2014 19:55:23 GMT 1
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Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Mar 26, 2014 20:13:49 GMT 1
Just wondering if the larger order would come as the A330neo. Could it be that discussions are still on-going and they just cannot formally disclose any information on it as of now because Airbus has not launched it. It would make a good launch order as well. Why I still think this is a possibility is that it appears that the Chinese have got a bit more for a such a tepid order. Only 70 aircraft including just 27 A330s (that were from previous agreements!) for an extension of the A320 FAL, widebody completion centre and other aerospace development agreements? Quite lop-sided, IMO.  |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Mar 26, 2014 23:40:54 GMT 1
There is presently no agreement about the completion center, except to continue discussions. If that project came to fruition, the investment would certainly be offset by another (and larger) order.
I don't think Airbus proposed the Chinese a NEO. It is widely believed that the Chinese government hopes to bring some relief to its clogged airspace by forcing airlines to use widebodedies on some domestic routes. The offer was therefore an A330 R in a very dense configuration (do you remember Boeing's representative in China saying Airbus' offer was a disparaging proposal ?).
I think that the Chinese have their own timeline. They probably want to keep some sway over Airbus.
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Mar 27, 2014 9:53:46 GMT 1
Reading through the press release, it seems Airbus and China are still working on the completion center indeed.
Agreed. Investing in a completion center only makes sense for a major order.
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mjoelnir
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Post by mjoelnir on Apr 3, 2014 10:43:47 GMT 1
One does see F-WWCB MSN871 flying around quite often the last weeks.
Does anybody know what Airbus is testing?
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Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Apr 3, 2014 14:18:38 GMT 1
One does see F-WWCB MSN871 flying around quite often the last weeks. Does anybody know what Airbus is testing? Woah! I didn't know Airbus had a former MRTT as a test A330. Maybe they're testing stuff and crunching numbers to decide on the feasibility of the neo. Airbus has been quiet on this matter so far. They were supposed to make a decision regarding the neo sometime during March, I believe.  |
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Post by peter on Apr 3, 2014 14:46:36 GMT 1
Woah! I didn't know Airbus had a former MRTT as a test A330. Maybe they're testing stuff and crunching numbers to decide on the feasibility of the neo. Airbus has been quiet on this matter so far. They were supposed to make a decision regarding the neo sometime during March, I believe. Technically 871 never was an MRTT. It was destined to be the first KC-45A for the USAF, but the order / project was cancelled before conversion even began  |
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Apr 4, 2014 0:49:01 GMT 1
One does see F-WWCB MSN871 flying around quite often the last weeks. Does anybody know what Airbus is testing? If the tests are related to an A330-NEO, then sharklets might be part of the project. Have we recent pictures of MSN 871 showing its aerodynamic configuration ? |
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