Another fact makes me doubt EK's statements. They are not comparing same size models from both manufacturers. I understand that a logical comparison would be :
789 vs A339 787J vs A359
Yet, they are going to compare the A359 and 789 in-service performance ...
... and I don't see a Boeing equivalent for the A350J, since EK already has ordered 150 77X ! So, what is it going to be compared with ? EK's insistence on efficiency and regional use does not square with their inclusion of the A350J in the competition.
EK's insistence on efficiency and regional use does not square with their inclusion of the A350J in the competition.
You just got me thinking. Remember the rumours about EK wanting to upgrade the -900s to the larger -1000 and that they saw the latter as a regional 10 (?) hour aircraft. I think I see why they no longer saw the need to hold onto the orders after Airbus boosted the -1000 range.
Thank you for the link, jkkw ! The most interesting part is, in my opinion, the following : "Dubai's Emirates hopes to talk to plane maker Airbus in the next few months over possibly buying A350 planes after it unexpectedly cancelled an order for 70 in June, the airline's president Tim Clark said on Thursday".
Post by stealthmanbob on Oct 2, 2015 13:55:26 GMT 1
From an article on FlightGlobal web site, they also have a problem of airport capacity !! So may be no rush to increase their fleet size ? Quote - Despite congestion at DXB, Clark says the new Dubai World Central, or Al Maktoum International, will not be ready for Emirates to relocate its passenger operations until the second half of the 2020s.
The new airport, in the Jebel Ali district south of Dubai, is earmarked to become the world's biggest hub but currently consists of one runway and a modest terminal building, and is used mainly as a cargo airport and by a handful of carriers.
"We are having to manage a very compressed airport here [DXB] and it's focusing a lot of our attention these days," says Clark. Although efficiencies are being introduced in terms of "brake to vacate" processes on runways, dual arrival procedures and air traffic control, he says Emirates is having to operate "very compressed banks" of flights. "Ultimately, there are only a certain number of parking spaces and it's becoming more difficult," he says.
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