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-200 fuselage, -300 ER wings and engines (slightly derated), -200 nose gear, -300 ER main gear with -200 wheels. Real mix and match to get the range required. Magic to fly though!
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Well..you learn something everyday..I did not realise the 200 and 300 had diffrent size wheels...back to the books!!!
Not exactly new
Actually this is pretty old news as it has been flying (and setting records) since 2005.
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/777...0LR/index.html
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/777...0LR/index.html
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just asked maint...they say they are all the same....but please direct me to the Boeing info that says wheels are different..I really want to know.
Just as a thought, if the wheels were bigger, the wheel bay must be bigger as well??? Yes or no??
Just as a thought, if the wheels were bigger, the wheel bay must be bigger as well??? Yes or no??
Mega order by Emrats
Our friends from DXB just ordered 93(!) new aircraft. 70 A350XWB with an option on another 50, confirmed orders for 8 A380 and bought another 3, Boing got the scraps: 12 777-300ER.
So did they have the wrong (or good) stuff in their waterpipe or does it make sense? Comments please!
So did they have the wrong (or good) stuff in their waterpipe or does it make sense? Comments please!
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Wow! Doesn't the A350XWB act as an updated 777 replacement, with near enough similar capacity and all the savings of updated technology? The A350 order is inevitable- it will be the long haul high capacity aeroplane passengers demand. The cascade of orders is just about to get underway. All the major Far East players, big European carriers will have them. Boeing and GE have effectively killed the B747-8 with their exclusive engine deal. An arrogance that is curiously commercially uncompetetive. The big question is- when will Lufthansa quietly 'change' their order for this useless aeroplane?
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. . and because Boeing dragged their feet over defining/launching the 787-10 which, anyway, would have less capacity/range than equivalent A350XWB? Peed off because Boeing refused to build shorter fuselage / longer range version of 747-8?
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Emirates in house newsletter ???
Does Emirates have a Cabin crew/Air Crew in house newsletter ???? If yes - what is it called??? Or does it just operate an intranet to keep its crew updated on company news???
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1. MAN to see third daily.
2. DUB to get daily 77W.
3. NCL to go either 2x daily A330 or upgraded to 777.
4. GLA to get 2nd daily flight (A330)
Maybe some more LON expansion aswell.
Just what I think!
2. DUB to get daily 77W.
3. NCL to go either 2x daily A330 or upgraded to 777.
4. GLA to get 2nd daily flight (A330)
Maybe some more LON expansion aswell.
Just what I think!
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EK in the UK
The CAA provisional stats for December show: -
BHX 33095 Avg 267 or 76% load factor
GLA 20251 Avg 327 or 75% load factor
MAN 42210 Avg 340 or 79% load factor
NCL 11401 Avg 184 or 66% load factor
If you take these at face value, you would have to say that no expansion is on the cards for these airports as there are nearly 100 spare seats on every flight.
However as ever these figures do not tell the whole story as I know from BHX with the A332 on EK38. This flight often goes out full due to the connecting pax to Australia and I am sure that EK would not want to turn pax away but the connection time on the earlier EK40 is ridiculously long and thus rumour that an upgrade is being looked at.
Also of course if business is selling out frequently on any of these services it would also pose another problem for EK.
However there are so many airports around the globe (if you believe what you read/hear) trying to get one EK service it is going to be a difficult juggling act to keep every one happy and service the demand.
Once the 380's start getting delivered it will free up some aircraft but even then three 772's are supposed to be leaving the fleet this year.
Pete
BHX 33095 Avg 267 or 76% load factor
GLA 20251 Avg 327 or 75% load factor
MAN 42210 Avg 340 or 79% load factor
NCL 11401 Avg 184 or 66% load factor
If you take these at face value, you would have to say that no expansion is on the cards for these airports as there are nearly 100 spare seats on every flight.
However as ever these figures do not tell the whole story as I know from BHX with the A332 on EK38. This flight often goes out full due to the connecting pax to Australia and I am sure that EK would not want to turn pax away but the connection time on the earlier EK40 is ridiculously long and thus rumour that an upgrade is being looked at.
Also of course if business is selling out frequently on any of these services it would also pose another problem for EK.
However there are so many airports around the globe (if you believe what you read/hear) trying to get one EK service it is going to be a difficult juggling act to keep every one happy and service the demand.
Once the 380's start getting delivered it will free up some aircraft but even then three 772's are supposed to be leaving the fleet this year.
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Emirates profit sinks on oil cost
The last I heard oil was selling for $61pb. How does EK hedge their fuel?
Page last updated at 12:50 GMT, Monday, 10 November 2008
BBC website
Emirates is the biggest Middle East airline
Emirates Airline has reported a 88% drop in its net profit for the half year to 30 September, out largely down to higher oil prices.
The biggest Middle East carrier's net profit was 284m dirhams ($77m, £48.8m), from 2.36bn dirhams a year earlier.
The Dubai government-owned airline said its fuel costs were $469m higher than it had planned in its budget, during a "very tough time" for the industry.
The company's operating revenue rose 31% to $6bn.
"The first half of the year has been very tough for the airline industry, with record fuel prices forcing many carriers to shut shops or consolidate," Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum said in a statement.
"Emirates has worked hard to manage the impact of high fuel prices on our unit costs, while continuing to grow our business," he added.
The airline is the largest customer of the A380 superjumbo. It currently has two A380 airliners in its 121-aircraft fleet.
Page last updated at 12:50 GMT, Monday, 10 November 2008
BBC website
Emirates is the biggest Middle East airline
Emirates Airline has reported a 88% drop in its net profit for the half year to 30 September, out largely down to higher oil prices.
The biggest Middle East carrier's net profit was 284m dirhams ($77m, £48.8m), from 2.36bn dirhams a year earlier.
The Dubai government-owned airline said its fuel costs were $469m higher than it had planned in its budget, during a "very tough time" for the industry.
The company's operating revenue rose 31% to $6bn.
"The first half of the year has been very tough for the airline industry, with record fuel prices forcing many carriers to shut shops or consolidate," Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum said in a statement.
"Emirates has worked hard to manage the impact of high fuel prices on our unit costs, while continuing to grow our business," he added.
The airline is the largest customer of the A380 superjumbo. It currently has two A380 airliners in its 121-aircraft fleet.