Originally Posted by
contrails
The issue is, they cannot meet the performance that Airbus guaranteed.
Modifications have been offered at a price.
Is Airbus taking for granted the Airbus-heavy fleet?
Still cannot fly LAX-SYD. Can't fly JFK-BOM.
Did we just not pay for the desired performance from the outset?
Sounds like something we would do.
But according to flightaware the distance from lax-syd is 7700 miles, dtw-pvg on DAL 350 is 8500, so why cant it do sydney?
Ewr-bom comes up at 7800.
At least according to flightaware.
Delta 583
FLIGHT DATA
Speed 502 mph (Planned: 506 mph) graph
Altitude 34,000 ft (Planned: 34,000 ft) graph
Distance
Planned: 8,508 mi (Direct: 7,130 mi)
Route TRMML2 GNZOE SSM YER AVOKU 6700N/10000W 7000N/11000W 7200N/12000W BIITE BARIP M137 LUTEM M137 OLMIN N738 LIRTA N738 NERPA G912 ODANA N620 NALEB G494 SOVIK G494 BANIR G494 BLG G494 SIMLI A588 HEK A588 CHI W107 SANKO A326 OBDIS A326 SURAK A326 AKARA A593 PUD