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Old 04-16-2007, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Linebacker35 View Post
Boeing is already having to redesign due to the A350! the 787-10 is a response to the A350. Which will not be out until 2012.

The A350 is a real threat now to the 787!

The possible 60-100 US air order, possible 100 order for Emirates, Qatar plans on 80+ A350's, Sinapore has 40 on order, amoung others
The 787-10 is a market response to two major Boeing customers, Emirates and Singapore, who wanted longer range and higher seating capacity, not as a response to the A350, which is still a paper airplane.

USAirways will probably order many A350s because Airbus paid dearly to help them exit from bankruptcy, in exchange for being an A350 launch customer, since noone else would step up.

The only advantage the A350 has over the B-787 is that it will be built 4 years afterwards, and may incorporate better technology since it will be newer. I wouldn;t expect it to either outsell the 787 or be a better product.
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