767-400 question and rumor?
 

So anyone else hear the rumor that we are negotiating with DAL to swap A350 purchase rights for their 767-400s? That's the rumor, the question is: Is it true the 767-400 has e-pubs onboard? The real question is do you carry the full pubs flight bag when you do a 767-400 trip? Last related question, has anyone heard a timeline for the 756 moving to ship sets?

Thanks a bunch,

JP

The B756 will not be moving to ship sets. That was already announced by the fleet. The Jepps will be on the ipads after the FAA approval. As far as the B767-400 rumor, nothing really surprises me anymore with our management team. Why not help DAL beat us up some more with a newer more efficient fleet, Hell they are already doing it with DC9's and MD88's.

you remember how to do revisions right?

The 764 does not have efb's, the 75 do.
We're still required to carry the full flight bag regardless of which aircraft we fly though.

I wouldn't be so quick to poo-poo a plane swap of the A350 orders. It remains to be seen if Airbus can improve on their A380 production debacle. I imagine that the A350 certification and production will more closely mirror the 787 fiasco.

Yes there are 2 prototypes flying, but the delivery dates are far enough out that anything could happen. I am still confused about why we even have the A350 order. From all indications, the new UAL management is not really an Airbi fan. I would say that we would be more likely to order the new 777X than ever see any A350's. If that is the case, a swap with the 767-400's would be a good deal. Something for nothing.

Ultimately the replacement for the 767-400 would be the 787-10, and that is a long way out. The 787-9 prototype only just started flying.

The 787-8 is already a more capable airplane than the 767-400. It carries more people, farther, and more efficiently.

The 787-9 would certainly put the 767-400 numbers to shame.

The 787-10 is more of an improvement on the 777.

Agreed. I was more thinking about the 787-10 in place of the A350's, topic of the thread. Just didn't say it right. :)

I'd be really surprised as the 767-400 is the airplane DL loves into the airport it loves most, LHR. Anything's possible I guess although I think an airline like DL would be able to get any airplane it wants from a manufacturer without having to trade anything for the rights.

FWIW the rumor is the 764 sim at DENTK is going away, soon.