Bombardier to compete directly with Boeing/Airbus?????

[HorsePower]

Don't forget the E-195 too!

Seb.

[mrocktor]

An airline needing one or two 100 seaters could certainly consider the 736 or A318 if they operate other aircraft from the families (commonality would be a great advantage).

On the other hand, if the fleet of 100 seaters is expected to be 10 or more it gets harder and harder to justify the extra 8.000kg dead weight you haul around with the 736 or A318 vs the E195...

Which nicely explains jetBlue's order and why NW will never get the A318.

mrock

[5Y-KQV]

That depends, do airlines want fleet commonality??? If it is an airline wanting to expand its market to smaller density routes, the 736 is a good choice if they already operate the 737. If it is a smaller airline wanting to increase its seating on some routes/expanding its routes, they might opt for the EMB-190 or this new bird because they may be cheaper (this is subject to debate because the manufacturer and airline always negotiate the price).

Very well said and with I concur you.

The plane is beautiful and I hope it will be a success. Competition is always good for the industry.

Is this the first plane of that seating capacity to be built by Bombadier? It seems they are venturing further out into the domain of Boeing and Airbus. Just to stir things up a little, would Bombadier be taken seriously if they decided to build a longhaul jet?

Cheers,

Walter.

[earthman]

Yes, sometime in the future they will build a 1800 seat triple decker, and Airbus will claim that there is hardly any market for such large planes... In the mean time, Boeing will have withdrawn from the commercial airplane market after losing most of it's market share to Russian manufacturers; instead, they will fully focus on long-haul spaceliners to provide direct connections between small colonies all over the solar system.

[Knight255]

If you are indeed predicting the future, would you come over here and help me sort out my stock portfolio??