Kuwait Airways to buy 27 planes!

SabenaForever · Post by **SabenaForever** » 12 Jun 2007, 18:48

hi,

http://www.ameinfo.com/123221.html

greetz

Desert Rat · Post by **Desert Rat** » 13 Jun 2007, 05:13

Jazeera 30 A/C's....320's?????

David747 · Post by **David747** » 13 Jun 2007, 06:02

this is old news.

Berova · Post by **Berova** » 13 Jun 2007, 11:26

Well, here's new breaking news from the WSJ!

Airbus Faces Wide Gap in A350 Orders (ILFC orders 50+ 787s topping it's order book over 600 planes)
http://tinyurl.com/38omxp

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » 13 Jun 2007, 11:58

Berova wrote:Well, here's new breaking news from the WSJ!

Airbus Faces Wide Gap in A350 Orders (ILFC orders 50+ 787s topping it's order book over 600 planes)
http://tinyurl.com/38omxp

That is very good news for Boeing!

I don't see how Airbus faces a 'wide gap'... If they are still far behind in 2-3 years time when the A350 design is firm and the program is gaining momentum, then they face a 'wide gap'.
You can't possibly expect Airbus to sell as many A350s in 1 year as Boeing has in 4 years?

Berova · Post by **Berova** » 14 Jun 2007, 00:30

The wide gap the article is referring to relates to the 'gap' between commitments and orders for the XWB vs the previous A350 design. See the insert titled 'Nailing Down Orders' in the article.

In my view, that gap represents the 'show me proof' attitude Airbus' customers have taken towards the 350 or, to look at it another way, a loss of confidence in ability to deliver on promises. Others look at it as a function of the XWB design being so 'new' (design not frozen yet, etc.).