Aircraft orders
02-07-2008, 08:47 PM
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Aircraft orders
After the supposed mergers of DAL/NWA and UAL/CAL, along with AMR, does anyone think there will be any aircraft orders coming for any of them? Boeing seems to think they are all getting ready to start replacing older aircraft. Still no orders from any of them.. B787/A350/A380??
02-07-2008, 09:26 PM
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Boeing needs to build a 737/320 replacement yesterday! Not efficient engines you say. Build the ultimate replacement with replacement phases. Rotate the new engines in when they are available. The U.S. airlines keep waiting and waiting but as long as Boeing can sell 737s where the developmental cost is already paid they will hold off.
02-08-2008, 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Jack Bauer
Boeing needs to build a 737/320 replacement yesterday! Not efficient engines you say. Build the ultimate replacement with replacement phases. Rotate the new engines in when they are available. The U.S. airlines keep waiting and waiting but as long as Boeing can sell 737s where the developmental cost is already paid they will hold off.
Ignore the ignorance, I fly G5's all day...
02-08-2008, 03:52 AM
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CFM-56 Not efficient? In don't know but at 88 pounds per minute average calculated burn with 189 passengers on board alone without cargo that translates to .465 pounds per person per minute. Based on a cruise speed of 430 knots that translates to about .0469 lbs per seat mile. And thats based on crusing in the low to mid thirties. FLs 400 and 410 the effiency is just trememdous, compared to the good old 72 AKA "Old Smokey" I used to fly.
02-08-2008, 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by jdt30
CAL has 25 787's on firm order with options for (don't quote me) 45 more. I've heard options around 60 from the training department, but they are rarely correct with any rumor they throw out.
02-08-2008, 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by captjns
CFM-56 Not efficient? In don't know but at 88 pounds per minute average calculated burn with 189 passengers on board alone without cargo that translates to .465 pounds per person per minute. Based on a cruise speed of 430 knots that translates to about .0469 lbs per seat mile. And thats based on crusing in the low to mid thirties. FLs 400 and 410 the effiency is just trememdous, compared to the good old 72 AKA "Old Smokey" I used to fly.
02-08-2008, 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Jack Bauer
Boeing needs to build a 737/320 replacement yesterday! Not efficient engines you say. Build the ultimate replacement with replacement phases. Rotate the new engines in when they are available. The U.S. airlines keep waiting and waiting but as long as Boeing can sell 737s where the developmental cost is already paid they will hold off.
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