Boeing 787 order book fills up

bits44 · Post by **bits44** » 06 Apr 2005, 13:30

Boeing expecting to fill orders for 600 or more 787's

http://www.reuters.co.in/locales/c_news ... ID=8096223

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 06 Apr 2005, 15:17

It would be nice, but they are still far from that number......

Chris

Knight255 · Post by **Knight255** » 06 Apr 2005, 19:27

Who do y'all expect would make those orders??

bits44 · Post by **bits44** » 07 Apr 2005, 00:38

Apparently most will be announced by the Airlines at Paris.
I've only heard some talk about Air Canada, and the others were in the East.
Boeing as always is extremely careful about announcing orders, and don't like to pop the balloon too early, especially with Airlines in the East who consider it to be very bad taste and almost an insult to tread on their territory regarding fleet aquisitions.

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 07 Apr 2005, 10:20

QR might also be one possible customer.

Chris

vivek0072 · Post by **vivek0072** » 07 Apr 2005, 18:34

But Airbus says it has beaten Boeing again this year.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-r ... &cset=true

Jense · Post by **Jense** » 07 Apr 2005, 18:57

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vivek0072 · Post by **vivek0072** » 08 Apr 2005, 06:32

Lemme know if this works ...

http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/11329313.htm

Post by **sn26567** » 08 Apr 2005, 09:16

This works perfectly!

B744skipper · Post by **B744skipper** » 08 Apr 2005, 10:43

I can see Lufthansa ordering the B787 sometime. If they will order in the coming time, or in the distant future, I don't know. But since they will need a replacement for their A300-600's (how old are these by the way, 15 years?) I could see them ordering the short-haul version of the aircraft, which is the B787-300 if I'm not mistaking.
Airbus has no (t yet a) proper aircraft to replace the A300-600's (since an A330 is not made for this kind of short-haul operations). Contributing to the B787 is that Lufthansa has stated that they didn't want to rely on one aircraft manufacturer to supply their aircraft.

Whatever the outcome may be, I'm hoping that LH will order Boeing (B787) aircraft again.

Post by **sn26567** » 08 Apr 2005, 11:47

B744skipper wrote: But since they will need a replacement for their A300-600's (how old are these by the way, 15 years?)

The A300-600 is not that old. It is still in production!

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 08 Apr 2005, 12:32

The oldes A300-600 of LH is 18 years old and the youngest 9 years.

Chris

SicilianFalcon · Post by **SicilianFalcon** » 08 Apr 2005, 21:59

Anyone could expect anything at any time, Without orders shown as proof it isnt really that big a deal to me.

Lets hope they do sell that many.

8)

x-prise · Post by **x-prise** » 10 Apr 2005, 18:03

i read on the boeing site somewhere that continental airlines was going to buy the b787 but i forgot where it is... its in the final stages now and it has been said they will announce the orders at Le bouget airshow in june ...
ill search for the link now...

x-prise · Post by **x-prise** » 10 Apr 2005, 18:10

x-prise wrote:i read on the boeing site somewhere that continental airlines was going to buy the b787 but i forgot where it is... its in the final stages now and it has been said they will announce the orders at Le bouget airshow in june ...
ill search for the link now...

found it guys heres the site.
http://www.newairplane.com/en-US/FunStu ... merMap.htm