Originally Posted by
controlledrest
777x like the -8 are a 1/2 arsed rework of an old aeroplane. The numbers don't stack up against the 350s. Boeing needs to start fresh but they got burnt by the 787. CX likes to play Airbus and Boeing off against each other, but will go single type if the numbers are compelling. After all our fuel is damn expensive.
Actually the numbers do stack up against the A350 which is why LH, AF, KLM ,Emirates and Qatar have opted for the 777 rather than the A350 in the medium term. The A350 works well for the first 5 years then the inevitable Airbus "get well" programme kicks in and the economies crumble. Also the financing for Boeings is much easier to get. European subsidies will soon stop and the cost of buying an Airbus will increase.
Ironically when KA were looking for a replacement to its aging A320's the B737Max came out way ahead of any rival aircraft but the decision to go all Airbus for both CX and KA wasalready in the pipeline.