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Old 14th Dec 2005, 06:57
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404 Titan
 
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I think Night Watch is referring to the fact that we at CX have been launch customer or very close to it for a number of aircraft, namely the RR powered B744, Trent powered B773, A330 and the A346. All of these aircraft caused us problems in the early days, particularly the A330 where the whole fleet had to be grounded for at least 4 weeks while Airbus fixed the problems. Boeing's after sales service is second to none but Airbus frankly leaves a lot to be desired. This is why CX has gone for a proven albeit newer version of the Tripler. While I am sure the B787 will be a great aircraft like all Boeings, there are some still very big questions about how the fuselage, which is all composite will stand the ravages of time and how fatigue will be managed.
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