Boeing offer new 777 version.
Looks like even Boeing are trying to save QF Int. Do you think the QF CEO and Board will finally wake up to what the people at the coalface (pilots and engineers) have been saying for years? Comments....
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Do you think the QF CEO and Board will finally wake up to what the people at the coalface (pilots and engineers) have been saying for years? Comments.... |
If it makes you feel any better, Borghetti still doesn't believe the B777 can make money.
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Whats the bet this thread wont last that long?
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The Mods are still asleep 'Ng', it's Sunday & the punters here are allowed a few hrs perhaps a day to play with QF 'till the QF reps step in 4 the good of the Co:-)
As for the 777, well am sure the bean counters have looked at all airframes so there must be more to it behind the scenes than us plebs know:-) But by all accounts the drivers & spanner turners seem to think they (777) are good but those two groups are just slaves these days & are to be seen & not heard! Wmk2 |
Perhaps they could turn some of the options for the 787 into the 777x which in size terms for some of the routes makes more sense.
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The Mods have been awake for hours.
Thread being watched to see if there is any news content or whether it should be moved to the questions and debating forum. |
Anyone know how hard VA fly theirs? I seem to recall that it's just SYD/MEL to LAX daily now?
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Anyone know how hard VA fly theirs? I seem to recall that it's just SYD/MEL to LAX daily now? |
Anyone know how hard VA fly theirs? I seem to recall that it's just SYD/MEL to LAX daily now? SYD-LAX-SYD 7 times a week SYD-AUH-SYD 3 times a week AUH-KUL-AUH once a week MEL-LAX-MEL 3 times a week BNE-LAX-BNE 3 times a week 5 aircraft going pretty much flat-stick, spending most of their "downtime" for scheduled maintenance etc. on the ground in LAX. If it makes you feel any better, Borghetti still doesn't believe the B777 can make money. Cheers |
SYD-LAX-SYD 7 times a week SYD-AUH-SYD 3 times a week AUH-KUL-AUH once a week MEL-LAX-MEL 3 times a week BNE-LAX-BNE 3 times a week. |
spending most of their "downtime" for scheduled maintenance etc. on the ground in LAX |
Yikes! I thought that would have not been to acceptable ALAEA standards and would not have been permited. Oh, that philosophy only applies to Qantas. Silly me!:ugh::ugh: We used to have the "slack" in our schedule on the ground in Sydney, but I believe that due to the desire to have morning arrivals into LAX (possibly along with the high parking charges in Sydney), that was changed a couple of years ago. |
Hey Red,
No, I'm not saying that! Whenever off-shore maintenance was/is mentioned, Qantas was/is mercilessly crucified. Another carrier does it - silence. The hypocrisy of some is breathtaking. :ok: |
Oh yes, Ken the number 1 Qantas aircraft plane spotter fan!
Please Ken, tell us more about the 777 and Qantas, enlighten us with more your assessment. Please break the silence, tell us what your binoculars and rego note pad tells you?? |
So what about this alleged new model makes it better than the current fleet?
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No, I'm not saying that! Whenever off-shore maintenance was/is mentioned, Qantas was/is mercilessly crucified. Another carrier does it - silence. The hypocrisy of some is breathtaking. |
So what about this alleged new model makes it better than the current fleet? It will be bigger, fly further and weigh less. I believe it is such an improvement in weight that it is going back to the 90 ton engines, or at least a lighter version of the 115's. |
Great article here, with a good run down of engines, here.
I recall reading recently that GE were granted the favoured engine for type (?) |
They're talking about an 18% decrease in seat-mile costs, unprecedented in a derivative design.
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