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Old 18th Sep 2011, 09:13
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What I got from the Flight Global article is that there seems to be quite few issues with the aircraft today;

Too heavy (MTOW bump already announced, which may restore payload to the advertised maximum, but at the expense of fuel burn and range)
Engines burning too much fuel (PIP1 implemented, PIP2 in pipeline)
Lack of VNAV capabilities
More noisy on take-off than projected
RNP issues
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