http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/985506-post64539.html

I'm out so you will have to cut and paste the above.

Or just go all the way back to post 64539 and see if you can get one of those links to work.

Why don't they buy one of these kits with the fuselage straps & mounts to put the GTF on the Douglas products?


M I C ... C Series Efficiency
K E Y ... Why? Because it's cheap

M O U S E

Bar, they probable should make a gtf mod on the jt8, then it could live forever.

Are you at the airshow btw, because who offered you the most beer and boobs, bombardier? Boeing? Airbus?

Something tells me BA isn't interested in playing.

The C-series never was a contender.
For what it does for Delta it is way too capital intensive...

Boeing doesn't have the slots so they won't bid

Airbus can deliver and the 320Neo family offers significant fuel burn/seat improvements over our current jets to offset the capital cost.

I expect a mix of 320 and 321 and the 321 with shark lets might join the fleet in 2013 to replace the oldest 757s. The fuel burn/seat on the A321 with the current generation motors and sharklets is more than 15%/seat better than the 757. Later the GTF the A321NEO will offer even larger savings...

The 100-130 seater will come but it looks very familiar :-)
Just a new coat of paint and a concourse over...

Cheers
George

Bravo!! Ha ha!

Are they changing the layover hotel in Las Vegas? The July bid package says "will advise" for layover hotel on the rotations. I hope we don' get moved from where we are currently staying :(

I saw the same thing, I kinda wanted to bid some LAS in July but might be a deal breaker if staying at destination unknown...

I saw the same thing for multiple cities. Wonder if I means anything?

Will Singapore still sell their Virgin stake?
 

UPDATE 1-Singapore Air, Virgin Australia sign partnership
Mon Jun 6, 2011 7:37pm EDT
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* To codeshare on domestic and international routes

* Also connect frequent flier programmes

* Virgin already signed deals with Delta, Etihad, Air NZ (Adds detail)

SYDNEY, June 7 (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines has formed an alliance with Virgin Australia under a deal which will allow the two airlines to sell tickets and seats on each other's international and domestic flights, Virgin said on Tuesday.

Virgin, Australia's second-largest carrier, said on Tuesday the airlines planned to code-share on flights and offer reciprocal frequent flyer programme benefits and lounge access.

Virgin had been looking for a partner in Asia after forming alliances and partnerships with Delta Airlines , Etihad and Air New Zealand .

The alliance is aimed at connecting Singapore Airlines' international network with Virgin's routes within Australia and in the Pacific.

"With regulatory approval, the partnership will enable us to offer even more choice for domestic and international air travel," Singapore Airlines chief executive Goh Choon Phong said in a statement.

The alliance is subject to approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Asia is one of the fastest growing markets for air travel globally and a key battleground for airlines in the region.

Australia's biggest airline Qantas Airways is looking at a range of options to strengthen its international operations, including the possibility of basing a new premium airline in Singapore, according to sources.

Qantas already has a low-cost subsidiary Jetstar Asia which operates out of Singapore.

Virgin Australia was previously known as Virgin Blue until it rebranded itself last month as part of efforts to increase its share of the Australian business market off Qantas.