B748i or A380 order?

[Sam Ting Wong]

Nine-year wait for new aircraft orders - Telegraph

[tdracer]

Nine-Year Wait

Ironically, the 747-8 (and probably the A380) are the exception.
The 747-8 is in the process of slowing production from 2/month to 1.5/month, so it would be relatively easy to get it back up to 2. Further, 747-400 peak production was 5/month, so there is a lot of room to grow.

Also makes me wonder even more about that Sky Whale - if the 747 and A380 are already 'too big', why would anyone spend tens of billion$ to develop something that much bigger

[XFR8]

sales

Boeing to buy 6 x 747-400f as part of 777-9x deal

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BeaAT47CQAAb4DX.jpg:large

[bang ding ow]

Rumor

Heard the other day that a CX lease deal for the -8i has been done, but the issue of core icing is apparently being used as leverage by CX to get the payment down which has resulted in the deal being stalled/delayed while it gets hashed out. Also heard that the "flapper door" fix for core icing is a no go for the FAA as it raises the EGT substantially. An electric powered heating solution is now apparently in the works - any comments tdracer?
Yes this latest lease news is a total rumor but they just keep coming up and after all, this is a rumor network!

[Frogman1484]

Oh yes this is the order that apparently was 100% sure 18 months ago...oh no that was the done deal on the A380 in Paris.

Yes it all sounds so secure and sure thing...dream on guys

Only 777's and 350's in out future i'm affraid!

[tdracer]

Also heard that the "flapper door" fix for core icing is a no go for the FAA as it raises the EGT substantially. An electric powered heating solution is now apparently in the works - any comments tdracer?

We're still proceeding with the logic to cycle the VBV doors - yes it raises EGT substantially but we've got lots of margin until you get up real close to max con/max climb, where the VBV logic is turned off. Flight testing of the final FADEC logic has already occurred for the -1B on the 787, planned for late this month for the -2B for the 747. A better question is, does cycling the VBV doors really solve the problem? More testing is required to validate that part .
There is a big meeting later today with the FAA to discuss the plans for lifting the AFM ICI limitation after the software is available

[bang ding ow]

core logic

yes, kinda like the battery "fix" for 787....

[crewsunite]

What's the latest rumor on the -8 I

What's the latest rumor on the -8 I

Anyone know?

[Threethirty]

The latest rumour is that we're getting 500 of them.

[Sam Ting Wong]

I flew with RH recently.

He said about 100 747 F/O's will be converted directly on the A350, since long-haul experienced and "senior" fleet...

[SMOC]

-8I's are definitely on the way then, as only CX would move crew off an expanding fleet

[iceman50]

Guess by "senior" he means "old"!!

Of course we have NO long haul experience on the BUS.

[SloppyJoe]

I think he is fishing for upset bus guys :-) Long haul experience? Does he mean not very current and good at sleeping in a cupboard?

[boocs]

Why does Emirates use Airbus A380 planes as opposed to twin engine planes ?

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