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How many A380 have been sold?

I would guess that when they book a week or two in Pattaya. They don't have a clue on what is going on during Songkran. The travel agent isn't going to tell them and I would suspect for the most part they are inexperienced international travelers. Like many others on this forum. I've experienced songkran and I avoid Thailand during this period.

I'm still more then satisfied with Sky-Top but since I've survived three strokes. I find I'm having difficulty climbing stairs. I'm looking to move to a hotel with elevator service.

How about giving us the guy's name. Sounds like a guy I'd like to rent from.

I always check FlyerTalk.com for mistake fares and short airline sales. One time I scoured a fare from JFK-BKK for if I remember correctly was $88.USD plus tax.

I've always enjoyed the corner bar on soi 8 and Beach Rd. Facing Beach Rd it's the bar on the left. Heineken for 50 Baht till 6PM.

Boeing and Aerospace News Boeing 787 engine certified for extended operations A Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine on Boeing's first 787 Dreamliner. (Boeing) The engines for the first Boeing 787s to be delivered are now certified for extended flights far from airports, engine maker Rolls-Royce announced Monday. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted ETOPS certification for jets with two Trent 1000 engines to fly 330 minutes from the nearest airport, allowing long-range ocean and polar routes. This marks an important milestone toward delivery of the first 787 to launch customer All Nippon Airways, scheduled for the third quarter, although Boeing must still get its own ETOPS certification for hte 787. “We have produced the quietest and lightest engine for the aircraft, with the lowest fuel burn over the lifetime of an engine, contributing to the 787’s target of delivering 20 per cent less CO2 than previous generation aircraft,” Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 Program Director Simon Carlisle said in a news release. “We now look forward to supporting Boeing’s own ETOPS program and to powering the 787 Dreamliner’s entry into service with All Nippon Airways.” Rolls-Royce noted that it has delivered the Trent 1000 engines for the first 787 set to be delivered. Boeing also offers GEnx engines on the 787. Japan Airlines is the launch customer for the GEnx 787. Read more aerospace news. Visit seattlepi.com’s home page for more Seattle news. QUOTE

Boeing and Aerospace News China Southern orders six Boeing 787s China Southern Airlines Monday agreed to buy six Boeing 787 Dreamliners for subsidiary Xiamen Airlines, the carrier said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2014 and 2015. They cost $1.1 million at list prices, although China Southern said Boeing, as usual, granted significant concessions. This is Boeing’s first 787 order this year, to go with 2011 cancellations of orders for 12 of the composite wide bodies. Read more aerospace news. Visit seattlepi.com’s home page for more Seattle news. QUOTE

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll give her service a try when I'm back in LOS.

Win some, lose some. Good luck with the contract.

My wife and daughter have flown with Aeroflot a few times and like you was pleasantly surprised at the level of service.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Boeing will deliver its first 787 jet in third-quarter 2011 and roll out two of the long-delayed new planes each month after that, a company executive said Tuesday in the Chilean capital. Latin America is an important market for Boeing, with 11,000 company jets flying in the region and requests pending for 3,400 more. Chile in particular is a hot spot, as Chilean airline LAN merges with Brazil's TAM airline to become the region's dominant carrier. The merged company, LATAM, has ordered 26 of the big new 787s, which are the company's biggest, said Boeing's Vice President for Marketing Randy Tinseth. Boeing's manufacturing delays have caused difficulties for the world's biggest airlines, Tinseth acknowledged, but he said the deliveries should help the aircraft maker's credibility recover. In all, Boeing has received 835 requests from 56 companies for its 787s, he said. Boeing also is coming out with new 747s for cargo and passenger travel this year, he said. QUOTE

I realize this a bit of a thread fuck. For guys like Gabor who come to Pattaya frequently and have a long stay. There's way more truth to what you post then you realize. When the mamasan and the girls get to know you. One pays less then the going tourist rate.

Boeing has so many orders for this plane they will reach profitability way before Airbus does with the A380. Assuming Airbus ever turns a profit with this plane. Looks like the EU taxpayer will get .

Looks like I made a mistake and I do apologize.

So are you going to tell Hub to stop his personal attacks?

Unprovoked personal attacks across different topics by Hub is uncalled for. I have no problems with guys offering different opinions then what I offer. Phony quotes attributed to me are over the line.

I was stationed in Saigon and heard about BKK back in 72. I started traveling to BKK in 99. Have made many trips to LOS since then.

Seems like MM and other BM didn't take the time to read what the OP wanted. He wanted to go to lunch and he didn't want to spend a lot of money. Now I realize that so many BM are gourmet's and only eat at high end joints. Burger King serves a perfectly good lunch and millions of regular people eat there every day. MM you told me not to engage in personal attacks when I have guys go after me. I have no problem with that but it would be nice if you'd tell Hub and others to lay off. I don't go after him or follow Hub from thread to thread engaging in personal attacks or threadfucking.

Another nasty post. Another uncalled for personal attack.

The Boeing Co. remains on track to deliver as many as 20 of its delayed 787 jets this year, company officials said Wednesday. Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney said he's "confident, very confident" in the company's ability to hit its 787 delivery target, despite a massive amount of rework needed to be done on 787s that already have been built. McNerney's comments came as the company reported a first quarter profit of $586 million, which topped analysts' estimates. The aerospace giant said its earnings per share rose 11 percent in the first quarter to 78 cents per share from 70 cents per share in the first quarter last year. Analysts had expected Boeing to meet last year's performance at 70 cents per share. The company said its profit and earnings expectations for 2011 are unchanged. Boeing estimates full-year earnings per share at $3.80 to $4. McNerney reaffirmed the company's plan to deliver the first 787 in the third quarter. The mostly composite Dreamliner is running three years behind schedule due to problems with Boeing's global supply chain and problems that Boeing found in flight testing. The company's test 787s have accumulated more than 3,500 hours of flight in nearly 1,300 trips. In order to hit its 12 to 20 delivery target this year on the 787, Boeing will deliver a combination of recently built Dreamliners and those that were built early on but need rework, which includes replacing fasteners throughout and adding a different sealant in the jets' wings. "These are things that we've all taken into account and are part of the plan," McNerney said. To incorporate the changes that Boeing has made in the 787 over the course of flight testing, Boeing has leased an additional facility at Everett's Paine Field. McNerney described the rework operation as a "second production area" which will be needed through next year. "There is a significant amount of work on the initial airplanes," he said. Boeing is still working its way through negotiations with 787 customers and suppliers for the jet's tardiness, said James Bell, Boeing's chief financial officer. He expects to wrap up talks this year as the first jet is delivered. Bell and McNerney declined to say how much the delays have cost the company. The company will give an estimate as to when the 787 will be profitable after first delivery. In the long term, Boeing is eyeing other versions of its 787 to boost profitability, said McNerney, who didn't elaborate. Boeing is introducing the 787-8 first, with the 787-9 to follow. With the first delivery apparently on schedule, Barclays Capital analyst Joseph F. Campbell Jr. said he believes executives are turning their attention to speeding up production. Boeing is producing two 787s monthly with a plan to go to 10 monthly by 2013. "In order to get this plane to quit losing money, they can't build two a month. They need to move in the direction of 10 or 12 or 14," Campbell said Other program updates Besides the 787, Boeing hopes to deliver the first freighter and passenger versions of its 747-8. Both versions of the upgraded jumbo jet are in flight testing. McNerney said the company is still on track to deliver the first 747-8 freighter mid-year. Boeing gave few new details on the future of its Renton-built 737. The company continues to lean towards an all-new replacement for the single-aisle jet, McNerney said. But Boeing won't make a decision on that jet until later this year. "This is the year we have to harden up our plans," McNerney said. The company's 777 line in Everett could be in store for another increase in rate. The 777 already is moving up to a pace of 8.3 aircraft monthly. But Boeing is "looking hard" at going higher, McNerney said. As a result of recent production increases and the 787 rework, Boeing will continue its hiring spree in the Puget Sound area and in South Carolina, where the company plans to open a second 787 production line this summer. In other Boeing news, the Federal Aviation Administration is increasing oversight at Boeing's manufacturing sites in Everett and Renton, paying attention to the steps Boeing takes to prevent foreign object debris in jets. The move comes after Boeing disclosed to the FAA an incident on April 21 in which debris was discovered in a 767-300 fuel tank. The company's shares closed up 57 cents at $76.12 after hitting a 52-week high of $77.31 in early trading Wednesday. The Associated Press contributed to this report. QUOTE

I do mind when you phony up a quote and put my name on it. Lame.

Nasty post and threadfucking.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Boeing Co's (BA.N) quarterly profit rose 13 percent and beat expectations despite a slight decline in revenue as the company improved production efficiency on some key offerings such as the 737 and the 777. The world's largest aerospace and defense company on Wednesday reaffirmed a full-year outlook that reflects a rebound in commercial airplane orders and resilience in the face of sagging defense budgets. Boeing also reconfirmed plans to deliver the long-delayed 787 Dreamliner in the third quarter and said it would give clarity on the next version of the 737 later this year. Shares gained on the report, which featured an order backlog of $329 billion -- up 2.5 percent from a year earlier. "It's really just reaffirmation of the guidance," said Kenneth Herbert, an analyst at Wedbush Securities. He said Wall Street also is pleased to see the high-profile 787 program finally on track for delivery and Boeing's "confidence in the development milestones." "That's why people are fired up. We're getting close," Herbert said. Speaking on a conference call with analysts and reporters, Boeing Chief Executive Jim McNerney said the tsunami and earthquake in Japan last month had not had a significant impact on the company's operations. He said certain suppliers were damaged and that Boeing was watching for problems. RESULTS Boeing's first-quarter profit was $586 million, or 78 cents per share, topping analysts' average forecast for 70 cents a share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. In the year-earlier quarter, Boeing earned $519 million, or 70 cents per share. Revenue slipped 2 percent to $14.9 billion, partly because it delivered fewer 777s than it did a year ago. Boeing has said it delivered 104 commercial planes in the first quarter, including 13 thirteen 777s. Aircraft manufacturers get paid on delivery. The company said it managed to boost profits despite declining revenue because of efficient production methods and reduced flow times in core operations, Boeing said. Boeing shares, a Dow component, closed up 57 cents, or 0.75 percent, at $76.12 on the New York Stock Exchange. "I think people are getting comfortable with the valuation, and people are getting comfortable with the recovery," said Alex Hamilton, managing director of EarlyBirdCapital, a boutique investment bank. "What is clear is that this recovery is ongoing," he said. Boeing stood by its full-year 2011 outlook. It expects revenue of $68 billion to $71 billion and earnings per share of $3.80 to $4. In 2010, Boeing earned $4.45 per share on revenue of $64.3 billion. Boeing, which competes with EADS (EAD.PA) unit Airbus, splits its business almost evenly between commercial airplanes and defense products. But its stock tends to track commercial airplane orders and deliveries more closely. (For a Boeing earnings graphic, see http://r.reuters.com/dax29r.) Boeing Commercial Airplanes' first-quarter revenue fell 5 percent to $7.1 billion on lower 777 deliveries. Its backlog totaled more than 3,400 planes valued at $263 billion. Boeing Defense, Space & Security's first-quarter revenue was $7.6 billion, flat with a year ago. Earlier this year, Boeing snared a $30 billion Pentagon order for 179 U.S. Air Force refueling planes. PROGRAM UPDATES Boeing repeated that first delivery for the 787 Dreamliner was on track for the third quarter, to Japan's All Nippon Airways (9202.T). Boeing has taken about 835 orders from 56 customers for the lightweight carbon composite aircraft, which is about three years behind its original schedule due to labor problems and snags in the global supply chain. "There is very strong demand for this airplane," McNerney said on the conference call. "The profitability will not be high at the beginning," the chief executive said, adding "there are significant opportunities to increase the profitability of it." Of the narrow-body 737, he said Boeing was still debating whether to redesign the hot-selling narrow-body or simply put a more fuel-efficient engine in the current model. A redesigned plane would take longer to bring to market but would offer greater fuel efficiency. The company has delayed making that decision for months even though Airbus has already said it would re-engine its competing A320. Many industry watchers had expected Boeing to announce a decision last year. More recently, Boeing has said it may share its direction by mid-year. "I'm not trying to signal any change here," McNerney said. "This is the year where we've got to harden up our plans to give our customers and our suppliers the direction they need." He repeated that Boeing was leaning toward a redesign. "I'm a little concerned about the lack of any proactiveness on the single-aisle (redesign or re-engine only) replacement strategy," said Richard Aboulafia, aerospace analyst at The Teal Group. "But they might surprise. They might have something up their sleeve." Boeing said delivery of the first 747-8 Freighter is still planned for mid-2011. (Reporting by Kyle Peterson; Editing by Derek Caney, John Wallace, Gary Hill and Bernard Orr) QUOTE