Baroque
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Post by Baroque on Sept 24, 2014 4:05:23 GMT 1
philidor makes a point here. It is not a good enough reason to cancel the 50 -900s which made up the bulk of the order. 
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Sept 24, 2014 9:47:39 GMT 1
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.
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Post by Baroque on Sept 24, 2014 14:33:46 GMT 1
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. |
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Post by Jkkw on Nov 13, 2014 20:46:56 GMT 1
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Post by philidor on Nov 14, 2014 0:12:19 GMT 1
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".
The A350 at EK is far from a lost cause !
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Post by XWB on Nov 14, 2014 0:29:59 GMT 1
Well, it's at least interesting that EK approaches Airbus and not the other way around. Lol  |
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Post by kronus on Oct 2, 2015 7:06:36 GMT 1
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Post by Baroque on Oct 2, 2015 13:34:24 GMT 1
No A380neo decision this year, and no EK widebody order this year. I've always felt that this is a staring contest between Airbus and Tim Clark. Airbus: "Commit to the A350 and we'll give you the A380neo." Tim Clark: "Commit to the A380neo and we'll give you the A350 order." A matter of who blinks first...  |
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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 ?
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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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Post by mjoelnir on Oct 2, 2015 14:11:38 GMT 1
No A380neo decision this year, and no EK widebody order this year. I've always felt that this is a staring contest between Airbus and Tim Clark. Airbus: "Commit to the A350 and we'll give you the A380neo." Tim Clark: "Commit to the A380neo and we'll give you the A350 order." A matter of who blinks first... If that is the case, somebody can do the chicken and we see orders, perhaps for 787-10. |
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