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Old 05-07-2018, 04:06 AM
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The commonality with the A330 CEO should help but the A330-900 is not doing well. At least if we want more they will be available ASAP.

Airbus Struggles With A330neo Sales, Reduces Output | Commercial Aviation content from Aviation Week
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The commonality with the A330 CEO should help but the A330-900 is not doing well. At least if we want more they will be available ASAP.

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Airbus is definitely hoping for an orders boost as A330-300 and -200 retirements increase in a few years. The bulk of the in service airplanes are just too new to need replacement yet. There won't be meaningful numbers reaching 20 years old until 2020 at least.

https://leehamnews.com/2018/03/06/re...s-says-airbus/
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I have always felt that the 787-10 would have been a natural for us and a better option than the 330-900. All the things that the company loves about the A330 seem to be perfected in the 787-10, albeit a larger airplane, but perfectly suited to hauling lots of pax over medium distances without extra range. I still think it will wind up in our fleet one day.
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