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The original schedule called for delivery in May of last year. The current schedule calls for delivery in the 1st quarter of next year. The latest news, which inadvertently came from a Rolls-Royce spokesman, would indicate the first delivery will be in February.

Simply not so. Sloppy reporting by some media hack that probably couldn't tell the different between a 737 and a 747. As of today the 787 is about 1 year behind the original schedule. If it is delivered in the 1st quarter of next year it will be less than 2 years behind the original schedule. The 787 is the most successful launch of any airliner from any manufacturer, ever, and has 878 firm orders, net, from 57 customers.

We must be on the same mailing list.

It is you and a few other like mined trolls who are quickly flushing this board down the toilet.

This is a new all-time low, ever for you cheshirePom. A business manager places an announcement promoting his bar in the "Bars/Gogos/Business Forum" and you, in your own twisted way, turn it into an advertisement for a competing business. Not kosher by any stretch of the imagination. Sheeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!

Thx

May I ask what OS and database? Thx.

Ditto.

Not quite. Fedex has a firm order for 15, 777-200LRFs. What they have said is they may cancel their options for 15 more, IF they are forced to open their shop to the Unions. Sounds more like political rhetoric than anything else, especially when you consider airbust doesn't currently make any type of freighter that comes even close to the capabilities of the 777F (-200LRF).

Please tell me what bar you own so I never spend a satang in it? It doesn't matter the OP has nothing to do with you, but because it reflects your own personal and twisted point of view, as we have seen in almost every topic you have authored, you started this thread and posted the link to the original topic. You are not funny. Just another sad, twisted POM who can't deal with the fact that the old home land has become just another near 3rd world Muslim country You Brits are getting more and more like the French every day. Som nom na, as the saying goes.

How does someone with your odd personality type stay in business?! Seems you would drive any customers away, but, then, again, you probably surround yourself with your own, ill mannered, foul mouthed, kind. A real miscreants festival.

All my life I had admired and respected the British until I started visitng Pattaya. There couldn't be a bigger bunch of Western low life pond scum anywhere else, but Pattaya. Most of the older Brits are still gentlemen, but the younger group, almost anyone of them under 50 are ill mannered, ill spoken, obscene (usually prone to scatological "humor"), tattooed drunks who think drinking until they can barely walk and starting a fight with anyone who looks cross-eyed in their direction is a "jolly good time." What is even more pathetic is how they think and act like they, a second, no third class power, are superior to the rest of the world, when even the Thai find them inferior to the common soi dog. The British lower the quality of life wherever they go and Pattaya is the prime example. Trailer park trash at best.

Last year, 2008, Airbus had 123 cancellations. Boeing had 6. Sixth and final flight test 787 begins final assembly By Jon Ostrower on March 19, 2009 2:36 PM With the final flight test aircraft now in final assembly, the path is cleared for parts to begin arriving for pre-integration for the first production 787 (ANA). The first major parts for Dreamliner Seven are set to begin showing up in Everett later this week when the horizontal stabilizer is flown from Italy. In addition, when the 787 line pulsed last week to make way for ZA006, the blue ground vibration testing rig was brought in to the factory. Ground vibration testing is a milestone that must be accomplished on Dreamliner Two before Dreamliner One can be cleared for first flight by the end of the second quarter. According to program sources, the testing is expected to begin early next week. Final Boeing 787 Dreamliner for Flight Test Enters Final Assembly EVERETT, Wash., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The sixth and final Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner designated for flight test is now undergoing final assembly in Everett, Wash. The airplane, designated ZA006, will be powered with General Electric GEnx engines. Progress continues on the fleet. The first flight test airplane, ZA001, is getting its paint touched up this week before finishing factory testing. Power was brought onto the second airplane, ZA002, in late February and build verification tests are progressing well. Production work continues on ZA003, ZA004 and ZA005. In all, assemblies for 31 Dreamliners are currently in production throughout the supply chain. The 787 Dreamliner has orders for 878 airplanes from 57 customers. Photo Credit Boeing (note the already painted doors on ZA006.)" http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/

There is a major difference here since there was what... a couple of years between the A380's maiden flight and when it was actually delivered? During that time one would have thought airbust would have found and worked out some of these problems. At least that is what was being claimed when it was first delivered to Singapore Air.

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/ "Analysis: Potential challenges ahead for A380 By Jon Ostrower on March 18, 2009 4:32 PM, Airbus has found itself on the receiving end of a hefty load of criticism from its largest A380 customer. The latest chapter in the story of the A380 is one of the operational troubles encountered by Emirates. German publication Der Speigel reported Monday that the Dubai-based airline provided Airbus with a detailed presentation of its complaints with its 489-seat A380s warning of a possible "loss of confidence" in the aircraft. In a 46-slide presentation, the aviation experts painstakingly listed what they viewed as the giant jet's serious growing pains. To illustrate their points, they included snapshots of singed power cables, partially torn-off sections of paneling and defective parts of thrust nozzles in the engines as evidence of what they described as a shoddy work ethic at Airbus and its suppliers. Emirates, which has received four A380s, served as the launch customer for the Engine Alliance (Pratt & Whitney-General Electric) GP7200 engines when it launched service during the Summer of 2008 between Dubai and JFK. Emirates' first route was the longest regular A380 flight to-date between Dubai and JFK at over 12 hours. Singapore Airlines, the first airline to operate the A380, took a more conservative approach to its entry into service. SIA's first A380 routes had the superjumbo flying seven hour flights between Singapore and Sydney. Of the three A380 cities currently served from Singapore by SIA, two are under eight hours away. To provide a bit of historical context, it's important to remember that the A380 is the longest range first generation airliner to fly 12-14 hour stages within its first year of service. The 747, 777, A330 and A340 all evolved over time to fly these long routes. Erkan Pinar, who serves as commercial director at a German MRO, suggests that the distinguishing factor for Emirates could be attributable to the sandy climate of its Dubai home base. By contrast Singapore and Sydney are much hospitable climates, even with the increased humidity. Overall, Emirates has insisted its view on the superjumbo is unchanged and quell any concern about a change in its order: "Technical issues are expected with new aircraft. Naturally we want these to be resolved as soon as possible." Though the in-service issues encountered by Emirates are not felt exclusively by the Dubai-based carrier. Both Singapore Airlines and QANTAS - albeit to a lesser extent - have encountered these micro-level issues, yet they may be vastly outweighed by the macro-level challenges facing the worlds airlines. Looking beyond operational reliability, the A380 faces a much deeper problem in the the economic downturn. For airlines, dropping premium travel (first and business), has helped to cripple revenue potential: "ATA today released its latest premium traffic report showing customers traveling on first and business class tickets in January fell 16.7%, a significant decrease from December's 13.3% drop year-over-year." A 2004 analysis of the A380 weighs the importance of premium passengers on the aircrafts viability: While the "premium" (first and business class) component of the traffic is smaller than the economy portion, premium traffic in fact generates over half of the total (passenger) revenue potential. The report assumes a two-class 555-seat (125-J, 430-Y) A380 with 70% load factor on a 4000 nm route with premium seats being sold for five times more than economy seats. A broad look at today's A380 fares reveal roughly similar pricing models, though slightly lower seat counts. One industry expert with direct knowledge of Emirates' JFK operations tells FlightBlogger that January and February load factors took a significant hit with several A380 flights operating with less than 100 passengers on board. Emirates announced yesterday that it planned to downsize its daily JFK service to a 777-300ER and redeploy the twin A380s to Toronto and Bangkok later this year. Air France has postponed delivery of two A380s to preserve operating cash for 2009 and 2010 by moving down payments farther out. Though Emirates, which accounts for more than 1/4 of the A380 backlog, has openly dismissed the idea of slowing deliveries as Dubai strains under the crush of the financial crisis. 2009 will see bring the total number of A380s operating globally to 31 and the aircraft will see its second full year of service. Its maturity as an aircraft will be forged amid a global economic downturn and Airbus tasked with overcoming the technical teething challenges that will define its operational life if not quickly resolved. The story of the A380 is far from over. http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/

"Carson: 787 schedule reaffirmed, all aircraft equipment cleared for first flight By Jon Ostrower on March 10, 2009 9:26 AM Boeing reaffirmed its 787 schedule today, saying that the company has "cleared all equipment for first flight" as it prepares for its maiden flight in the 2nd quarter. Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Scott Carson called Airplane One "essentially factory complete." Carson added that Airplane One, which has been delayed by fastener problems and design changes, is currently undergoing integrated hardware and software testing at the company's Everett, WA factory. Carson cited several visible "mini-milestones" to look for in the weeks to come, including a trip to the paint shop and commencement of gauntlet tests to verify and validate systems integration, as well as flight line ground and ship power testing to ensure the aircraft's self-sufficiency. Carson was speaking at a JP Morgan Conference and said that "job one" for his company is flying, certifying and delivering on the 787 and 747-8 programs for customers. The first 787-8, ship seven, is scheduled to enter service in the 1st quarter of 2010 with Japan's All Nippon Airways." http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/

Those prices are outrageous, especially given the location.

"They B Jokes"?!! "B Jokes"??!!!!!!!!! What ghetto are you from?

Boy, are you ever confused.

TG has asked, or, i.e., negotiating for, delayed delivery of their A380s.

That is what I said,"...The black dots do appear if you look at each forum individually..." Which is what you are doing when you click on a "blue ball" and go to an individual forum, versus using the "View New Posts" option.

IFE/AVOD, type of seats, etc., are decisions made by each airline, not by the aircraft manufacturer. It is entirely up to the airlines whether or not they want to spend the money on passenger entertainment. JAL, for example, outfitted their 747-400s with individual seat back LCD screens years ago. Also, several airlines have moved First Class to the very front of their 747s and put more business class seats on the upper deck.

Here, unfortunately, that doesn't work, i.e., those black dots don't appear if you use the "View New Post" option at the top of the page. It does work on other IPB messages boards so I don't know if it is a matter of "throwing a switch" or or if that "switch" is not available in this version of IPB. The black dots do appear if you look at each forum individually.

Correct, which means when the 747 goes on line, the non-stop flights are history (until the next time Thai Air changes their mind and switches to the 777-200LR :) ). (edit in: The above is in reference to the non-stop flights between LAX and BKK)

http://www.atwonline.com/news/other.html?i...e=1%2F27%2F2009 "Tuesday January 27, 2009 France's government is set to lend French banks €5 billion ($6.49 billion) with the understanding that the funds will be used to finance aircraft purchases, a measure aimed at preventing airlines from cancelling orders with Airbus, according to widespread reports in Europe. The government apparently is seeking a way to assist Airbus without directly subsidizing the manufacturer, which has warned that 2009 will be "a very challenging year" (ATWOnline, Jan. 16). "The French state is not giving money to Airbus," Trade Minister Anne-Marie Idrac told Reuters yesterday. "It's not a subsidy, which would distort competition. It's a question of fluidity in the financing of Airbus clients where it is needed." Airbus said it welcomed "the strong initiative of the French government to try to secure our deliveries, which are at risk due to the credit crunch." CEO Tom Enders recently warned that the company fears this year it will produce "white tails"--aircraft that cannot be delivered owing to a lack of financing. Details of the French plan were not revealed and no official announcement has been made. It is reported that the money will go primarily to banks that have a history of financing aircraft transactions."