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aintboeingaintgoing
15th Mar 2010, 13:47
Read this morning that SAA are to replace the A340-200 with 6 A330-200 with the first to come in Jan 2011..
Anyone know anything about this?
ANYTHING will be better than the A340-200's they have! :ok:
beechbum
15th Mar 2010, 14:48
Yep old news!
All on lease from Aircastle or something along those lines. To be delivered as you said Jan 2011. Company gearing for training pilot's to type.
bianchi
15th Mar 2010, 15:08
Hijack on
When is the 3 X B747-400's SAA have going to"leave"? Heard all sorts of rumours :bored:.
I think the A330-200 will work well for SAA with it's already establish A340 fleet.The four engine jobs is becoming a less prefered"buy" by the bean counters.
Hi-jack off..back to the topic :ok:
Ibhayi
17th Mar 2010, 03:19
When SAA ordered the A346 and A343 they said that the A330 was the LEAST efficient long haul aircraft to operate out of JNB.
What gives?
Capetonian
17th Mar 2010, 07:17
When SAA ordered the A346 and A343 they said that the A330 was the LEAST efficient long haul aircraft to operate out of JNB.
Efficiency is a subjective criterion and the 'efficiency' of this a/c could be proportionate to the size of the backhander that some BEE executive of SAA would receive from Airbus for the deal.
Cardinal Puff
17th Mar 2010, 07:55
Such cynicism from one who hails from the Proletariat Worker's Paradise of Yougivetomestan?
How can this be...?:}
Capetonian
17th Mar 2010, 07:56
Cynical .... moi ..... asseblief!
evanb
17th Mar 2010, 14:23
Quote:
When SAA ordered the A346 and A343 they said that the A330 was the LEAST efficient long haul aircraft to operate out of JNB.
Since then the A330-200 has received some significant updates. The HGW version is very impressive. Also, they are likely to operate out of Cape Town quite a bit, and on shorter routes out of Joburg where there won't be a penalty and it will be particularly efficient.
The A340-200s, which they are replacing, were only meant as an interim measure while SAA was receiving the A340-600s and A340-300s but when they decided to get rid of most of the 747-400s because of the balloon leases they held onto the A340-200s longer! The A340-200s were on very cheap leases directly from Airbus they were very well maintained (ex LH aircraft).