A350 options now firm orders
Dec 3, 2014, 1:00 am
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A350 options now firm orders
Finnair has firmed up the optional 8 A350s, with delivery set 2018-2023. Airbus has agreed to buy back Finnairs old A340s. This will not happen until 2016-2017, ie we will see OH-LQA, LQF, LQG flying almost 3 year more.
Dec 3, 2014, 1:16 am
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BTW, it seems that AY will phase out ALL A340s by 2017. The Airbus buyback is only for 4 of them, so I guess LQA/LQF/LQG isn't even sellable...
http://news.cision.com/finnair/r/fin...craft,c9690564
http://news.cision.com/finnair/r/fin...craft,c9690564
Dec 3, 2014, 1:38 am
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A preliminary schedule of changes in the widebody fleet. It is now said that 4 A350 will be delivered in H2 2015. With the target "one new destination each year" that leaves room for rapid phase out of the oldest A340s, depending on how quickly after delivery A350 can be put into service.
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Year A350 A340 WB fleet Comment ----- ---- ---- ------ ------- 2015: +4 -3 16 LQA/LQF/LQG leaving? Perhaps not until 2016 2016: +3 -2 17 2 "new-J" A340 buyback by Airbus 2017: +4 -2 19 2 "new-J" A340 buyback by Airbus 2018: +1 20 ... ... ... ... 2023: 27
Dec 3, 2014, 3:03 am
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LQA (former Virgin Atlantic) is probably leased too. That said the former santa claus bird is probably with so many cycles that it has no net worth any way other than spare parts. If you look at the production list you will see that only a handful of A340 older than LQA are in service.
Dec 3, 2014, 3:13 am
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I count to 20 older ones still in active use, even in some major known airlines like THY, QR(!) AF and RJ. Still, MSN 58 in a list of over 1100 says something.
Dec 3, 2014, 3:32 am
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Dec 3, 2014, 5:33 am
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The Qatar A342 is a private jet of the Qatari Emir in QR colors, it never was a commercial airliner.
Dec 3, 2014, 6:09 am
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"Basic" customers flying with LQA don't even realise or know the real age of LQA. It was renewed about 2008 and been thru several heavy checks.
And it is flying almost every day HEL-SIN or SIN-HEL without delays so age is not a problem with aircrafts. They only get better.
And it is flying almost every day HEL-SIN or SIN-HEL without delays so age is not a problem with aircrafts. They only get better.
Dec 3, 2014, 6:51 am
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Well, I have come to terms with LQA so no disagreement there.
I do wonder how quickly after entry of A350 the complaints will be heard of A330 "new-J"...
I do wonder how quickly after entry of A350 the complaints will be heard of A330 "new-J"...
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