UA to be a launch customer for the 787-10?
Jun 14, 2013, 5:04 am
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UA to be a launch customer for the 787-10?
The WSJ is reporting that UA will be announced as one of the launch customers of the 787-10.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...260626432.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...260626432.html
Jun 14, 2013, 7:27 am
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for the time being i envision :
1. 787-10 for TATL trunk ops
2. 787-8 for long-n-thin new opportunities and replace 767s where CASM gets high
3. 787-9 for optimize existing markets like EWR-BOM, perhaps making it 10x weekly, and potentially open new routes like SFO-MEL
4. A350 for core TPAC ops, mostly based in SFO or NRT.
1. 787-10 for TATL trunk ops
2. 787-8 for long-n-thin new opportunities and replace 767s where CASM gets high
3. 787-9 for optimize existing markets like EWR-BOM, perhaps making it 10x weekly, and potentially open new routes like SFO-MEL
4. A350 for core TPAC ops, mostly based in SFO or NRT.
Jun 14, 2013, 8:13 am
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Jun 14, 2013, 8:14 am
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The WSJ is reporting that UA will be announced as one of the launch customers of the 787-10.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...260626432.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...260626432.html
Jun 14, 2013, 8:18 am
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Jun 14, 2013, 8:29 am
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787-10 is years away. The Hawaiian birds are 20 years old.
Jun 14, 2013, 10:00 am
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Of course it is. The 787 has a snakebit image today and the A350 is the obvious alternative. Boeing has to rehabilitate the 787 program in a hurry. Announcing a new variant and a big launch order is part of that plan. It's just a shame the order comes from an equally snakebit, failure-prone airline.
Jun 14, 2013, 10:04 am
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Jun 14, 2013, 10:10 am
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Of course it is. The 787 has a snakebit image today and the A350 is the obvious alternative. Boeing has to rehabilitate the 787 program in a hurry. Announcing a new variant and a big launch order is part of that plan. It's just a shame the order comes from an equally snakebit, failure-prone airline.
For the other variants, the "image" doesn't matter at all anywhere outside of FlyerTalk ... it's all about the economics.
Jun 14, 2013, 10:12 am
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It also (as noted by the article) coincides nicely with the Paris Air Show in Airbus's backyard starting on Monday. If they can provide firm orders and have a strong showing at the air show, it helps them build back some momentum after the difficult Q1 battery issues.
I imagine that UA is getting a hefty discount being the launch customer of the 787-10 and likely in place of direct compensation for the battery issues (it wouldn't surprise me one bit if ANA or JAL are involved early for the same reason, basically putting the compensation from the battery issues toward 787-10 discounts)
I imagine that UA is getting a hefty discount being the launch customer of the 787-10 and likely in place of direct compensation for the battery issues (it wouldn't surprise me one bit if ANA or JAL are involved early for the same reason, basically putting the compensation from the battery issues toward 787-10 discounts)
Jun 14, 2013, 10:17 am
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It also (as noted by the article) coincides nicely with the Paris Air Show in Airbus's backyard starting on Monday. If they can provide firm orders and have a strong showing at the air show, it helps them build back some momentum after the difficult Q1 battery issues.
I imagine that UA is getting a hefty discount being the launch customer of the 787-10 and likely in place of direct compensation for the battery issues (it wouldn't surprise me one bit if ANA or JAL are involved early for the same reason, basically putting the compensation from the battery issues toward 787-10 discounts)
I imagine that UA is getting a hefty discount being the launch customer of the 787-10 and likely in place of direct compensation for the battery issues (it wouldn't surprise me one bit if ANA or JAL are involved early for the same reason, basically putting the compensation from the battery issues toward 787-10 discounts)