"Cathay Pacific eyes Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner as swap for 777X"
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"Cathay Pacific eyes Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner as swap for 777X"
Reports of CX rethinking its order for 21 B777-9s and possibly bringing some B787-10's into the mix.
https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...fic-boeing-787
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...ing-777x-order
https://www.executivetraveller.com/n...fic-boeing-787
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...ing-777x-order
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CX floats this rumor to try to get a cheaper deal on their 777X order. Cant imagine saving much money buying a new type aircraft, simulators, pilot type ratings.......
Just cancel half or all the 777X order and buy more A350-1000s(very similar numbers vs 787)
Just cancel half or all the 777X order and buy more A350-1000s(very similar numbers vs 787)
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Not really... the A350s and 777-9 are longhaul aircraft with all the associated structural weight. 787-10 is a short to medium-haul machine with unrivaled economics up to about 9-10 hours. My understanding is that the 787-10 does the same mission as A333s for about 25% less. The other advantage of 787 is the ability to bring 787-9 to the fleet if necessary as a smallest long haul option which might be better suited than A359 for opening new markets.
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Now would be a vary good time for CX to screw Boeing down on prices and / or delivery options.
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Perhaps freight won’t be a great business once Western nations reevaluate their trade relationships with China and their willingness to put vital supply chains in the hands of a Communist dictatorship with, arguably, malicious intentions.
Hard enough to keep crews landing current on widebody fleets so impractical.
Original: https://fsims.faa.gov/wdocs/fsb/b-787_fsb.pdf
Rev 7: https://fsims.faa.gov/wdocs/fsb/b787_rev_7.pdf