Boeing's (30 787) Mystery Customer

boomer535 · Post by **boomer535** » 22 Apr 2007, 00:38

At Anet they are talking about AF being the customer. They say the total may come to 50 to 70 AC. To be announced at the Paris Airshow I guess.

PNC · Post by **PNC** » 22 Apr 2007, 11:33

I have the answer from inside boeing ..... Brussels airlines, and another 150 a/c option :jump2:

achace · Post by **achace** » 23 Apr 2007, 03:49

Most airlines like to let everyone know about their new investment.

This secrecy suggests that politics is involved.

French presidential elections are with us, so I go with Air France

Cheers
Achace

bits44 · Post by **bits44** » 23 Apr 2007, 17:39

Here are some of them!!

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid= ... refer=news

smokejumper · Post by **smokejumper** » 23 Apr 2007, 18:56

I believe that these were previoulsy recorded under the "unidentified customer" catagory. I think the 30 are from a single, non-American, new purchaser.

Ideas?

bits44 · Post by **bits44** » 23 Apr 2007, 20:28

smokejumper wrote:I believe that these were previously recorded under the "unidentified customer" category. I think the 30 are from a single, non-American, new purchaser.

Ideas?

This may be one on the best kept secrets I can remember, speculation is of course running rampant.

From what I have heard from the usual reliable sources its one of the folowing:

Air France, Emirates, British Airways, KLM,
or a combination of all the above.

So really nobody knows for sure, but those are the so called educated guesses, my money would be on either BA or AF.

SE210 · Post by **SE210** » 23 Apr 2007, 21:05

It's Michael O'Leary. He wants to secure the delivery positions but he has no name yet for his low-cost transatlantic venture. Boeing knows that he has the money to pay for the planes so they do exactly what he asks them to do : stirring up interest en subsequently maximum publicity when the deal will be announced at the Paris Air Show !
Sit back and enjoy the show, folks ....

cageyjames · Post by **cageyjames** » 23 Apr 2007, 21:43

bits44 wrote:my money would be on either BA or AF.

Not offering GE on the A350 is killing Airbus for customers like AF. I'm thinking the same could be said for Boeing not offering PW on the 787 and United. I'd suspect if Airbus could get a PW engine on the A350, United might just bite (or at least Alliance GP7200).

cageyjames · Post by **cageyjames** » 24 Apr 2007, 06:48

Guess it was VS then huh?

Virgin Atlantic to buy 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners -WSJ