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Really thanks to RC20 for posting these multi paragraph essays in every post, it's informative. Firstly i don't think SIA will start charging their economy class more just because their A380 is 475? seated. I mean, every post your only point is, everything Airbus is doing or their future products ar...

RC20 you think in an Airbus press release they will also announce that an airline ordered Boeing planes? And hey, the hot selling 773ER is also aluminum skin and frame. And, what is it about the re-design of the A350 that you don't like? Do you remember before the re-design iterations occured, peopl...

Eager to see what Boeing can do to the 777, i really doubt they will build something new with such a healthy orders.. the most may probably be slightly improved aerodynamics and new engines, and a little stretch will push it nearer 400 seats in standard 3 class. A380 combi version? I thought of that...

[quote="Ruscoe"][/quote] Well you do get more width in seats going a 3-3-3 as opposed to a 3-3-3 in a 787, which i believe will be quite cramped. But if some airlines can put 3-3-3 in A330s, A350 should be made wide enough to squeeze 3-4-3 in just for those dense short-medium haul routes.....

Well, you seem to forget that he B748I can land at many normal airports that do not have A380 modifications and for this are more flexible. Not true. Several of the A380 modifications will also be needed for the 748. Remember the 748 is NOT a 744: it is wider, heavier, and longer. It's longer than ...

I guess champagne in both camps today, but some hard questions on the future of the 748I. Dixon of QANTAS gave that one the kiss of death! We were all a bit out on the size of the order, obviously something to follow. IMO they will order the XWB-10. The new thrust requirements just announced may ha...

Really wonder whether they will increase the diameter a tad more to allow for 3-4-3.

Didn't somewhere said they want it aluminium because it has better characterstic in case of a bird strike?

Yes, and the 787 is really both a short haul and long haul plane, which i don't think any of the XWB variants can match in short haul.. I wonder what 'improvements' Boeing has for the 773ER, what can they change? new engines, improved aerodynamics, new cabin? That's pretty much all i can think of, l...

Well, BA was the airline that everyone thought would favour the 748I and they did not get it... you might say it's 'logical' that they got the A380 because they did, but it shows the 748I isn't that competitive. just admit it RC20.. i think 748I orders will come, but certainly won't be in big number...

With orders for the 748F, i don't see it being scrapped.. and if the 748F is not scraped, even with just 10 orders for the 748I, they can still keep it available right? But got to see, if Emirates is not taking any 748Is (but i think they will get some) or if even airlines like CX does not opt 748I,...

the choice of Rolls Royce was because British is best Well, if that's true, why did BA order the GE90 for its first batch of B777s? Sure, they switched to RR later, but what's that about on that first batch? BA is definitely a RR loyalist, even their B767-300s use RR engines, which is very rare for...

certainly good news, i guess they saved a bit of weight using composite frames thus allowing for the lower thrust?

The crack thing has nothing to do with CAL themselves right? Its either it got hit (or something) or the 737NGs do have some problems..

imagine if the 787 and XWB has identical performance, you will pick the better looking one Please tell me that's a joke. Seriously. BTW, let's not forget that what you see in the article is Flightglobal's interpretation of what the plane will look like with the new nose, and nothing more than that....

I can't believe this crap looking nose has better aerodynamics than the original one! and even if they do it this way, they surely can re-arrange the windows to make it look better than this! This looks like some Russian or Chinese designed plane.. what a blow, it doesn't look cool anymore.. imagine...

So we can expect the following. Lot's of whooping and chearing by the Boeing cheerleaders if they sell either the 748 or the 787 and comments along the lines of 'no brainer' 'airbus are in deep trouble now' etc etc blah blah . If they go 380 or 350 lots of comments as to how the UK government inter...

Chunk, my point is that Fly4Hours calls anything negative about Airbus bashing from Boeing-lovers and at the same time he bashes Boeing... Like to say there are some obvious Boeing lovers who suggests in every thread (nearly) that airlines should order no Airbus' and they should order Boeing planes...

It's one of those ex-employees again, remember someone from ex-Airbus said that the A380 had software issues and that those air valves that controls cabin pressure gets opened when you are 30000ft high and then everyone dies because of the lack of pressure? Well at least this one got some facts to i...

Well i guess it varies between places, what I observed were different, shops are quite frequently quite empty after check in, while restaurants before check in (at normal prices) are usually very full.
Anyway, will airports increase their rent just because they are A380-capable?