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According to this report, Der Spiegel is set to publish this story on Monday (3/16).

http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/Ne...3A86DC225757900588787?OpenDocument

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Dubai-based airline Emirates is unhappy with its first four giant Airbus A380 aircraft, which showed manufacturing faults that ...

cx no plan for A380 ..but sia is happy with A380

November 2008 of FLUG revue

A380 has succesful debut at SIA

good reading : http://www.flugrevue.de/index.php?id=4033

Apparently, from an insider source working for Airbus, Cathay Pacific has 12 A380 on order. Won't be delivered before 2012.
This is due to the fact that Boeing is not planning to produce a lot of B747-8 pax version.

And this makes sense when you see CX operating 2 flights out of Paris 1h appart ...

Airbus has not yet launched the bigger A380-900, but several current A380 customers, notably Emirates and International Lease Finance Corp., are very interested.

Steve Udvar-Hazy, founder and chief executive of ILFC, the world's largest aircraft leasing company, has said he believes the bigger ...

The Japaneses prefer Boeing ... Not easy for airbus ..Rather i think ANA order the 747-8I ..
Historically, the Japanese have preferred Boeing, but so has British Airways(now an A380 Customer)
My friend Japanese don't believe that ANA will order the A380..they eat in the hand of boeing... the ...

Emirates president Tim Clark is optimistic that Airbus’ A380 weight-reduction programme will be successful, but outstanding weight concerns are hampering the airline from committing to the Boeing 747-8.

Speaking at the World Air Transport Forum in Cannes, Clark said: “It is six tonnes overweight ...

The 787 also has an overweight ...6 or 7 tons

emirates undecided

Emirates' Clark outlines A350 XWB and 787 concerns

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... cerns.html

A380 'to improve air travel'
Virgin Atlantic has claimed that the Airbus A380 will boost the aviation industry by enhancing the passenger experience.

The Airbus A380 will give airlines the opportunity to improve the experience available to their passengers, according to Virgin Atlantic.

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Emirates reportedly says Airbus A350 is good rival to Boeing 787

Emirates Airline's Executive Chairman Tim Clark said Airbus' new A350 XWB aircraft is a good rival for Boeing's and Boeing over a potential order of around 100 long-haul planes.
The contract is worth more than $20 billion and won't ...

I think perhaps the better way to say that is the Japanese carriers and Boeing have had a long term relationship, that has worked well for both parties. Some run to the coolest price and good deal, and some understand that long term relationships have their reward.

Some interesting items on the ...

My friend Japanese don't believe that ANA will order the A380..they eat in the hand of boeing...

the day where jal and ana order a new airbus aircraft ...the hens will have the tooth

The Japaneses prefer Boeing ... Not easy for airbus ..Rather i think ANA order the 747-8I ..

Emirates may not want 787-10
Couple developments today out of Europe and the Middle East.

Emirates says it may not want Boeing's 787-10 because the GE engines won't be sufficient.

Boeing has yet to launch the 787-10. It had not yet decided how big to make the plane.

Some airlines, Qantas and ...

I go with Asia-x and ANA.

ANA needs to replace some aging B747D's (Domestics) by 2012 (They will be 20 years old, and they have very high cycles). I can see them ordering 12 A380's for the domestic high-density routes if they need to... before further delivery slots are taken...
Imagine an A380 in ...

EXCLUSIVE: US considers Airbus A380 as Air Force One and potentially a C-5 replacement .....

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... ement.html

Chew Choon Seng, chief executive of Singapore Airlines


"The 747, that regrettably is a has-been," he said. "From today there is a new queen of the skies for air travel ... The 747 is a good plane but it is not an all-new design (747-8I :lol: ). This is the plane for today and tomorrow."

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aboulafia ..anti airbus ?

Richard explains thus:

1. The 787 delay is purely logistical. The production challenges are daunting, but the design is said to be right on target in terms of weight and likely performance. By contrast, the A380 weight numbers were always high relative to aircraft capacity, and according to some ...

Boeing delays delivery of 787


Richard Aboulafia :

The 787 delay is Boeing's longest in introducing a new plane, exceeding the three-month delay Boeing had delivering the first 747-400 jumbo jet, said aerospace consultant Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group in Fairfax, Va.

Even with the six ...