Originally Posted by
dundem
The manufacturer has promised a 15% improvement NEO vs. CEO. I believe there is a significant difference in the order of 30-50% (Wiki- for this discussion, Wiki is appropriate. It’s not a research paper
) improvement in performance between a 747-100 vs. a 747-400 and 737-200 vs. a 737-700. IMO, the 15% promised by Airbus is not enough to make up for the CEO’s current lack of performance. If Airbus promised a 30-50% improvement, then I think the airplane would comfortably do what HA wants.
I spent quite a bit of time doing acceptance and delivery flights on Aairbai and am quite familar aswell with the performance of the 321CEO... I can tell you that with all the needed ETOPS equipment and fuel reserves, the NEO can carry the promised 190 pax over the 2500-/+ NM HAL needs it to without breaking a sweat.. moreover, it can operate those legs from LIH and OGG which is even more critical.. There is no IDEAL jets for this available right now, but this is the most ideal one for the next decade.