Originally Posted by
Q400
B777 is old tech compared to A350 - do we agree?
In 2013 when the A350 will be ready for delivery the 777 has existed for 18 years, what do you think?
Originally Posted by
Q400
Airbus was natural choice for pilot training as well. Similar cockpit environment in all Airbus series that AY has - not like SAS where almost all different kind of AC model available in their fleet
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I guess you are referring to the entire fleet, because SAS has been pretty good on aligning their long haul fleet for the last 15+ years. When it comes to short haul SAS has 200+ planes in their fleet so it's a lot harder for them to change the fleet than Finnair. Finnair has now 3 different type of planes in their long haul fleet: 757s (with 227 seats
), MD11 for a few years and A330s/A340s). It will take years for the AY long haul fleet to be aligned
A340-300E consumes 20% less fuel than MD11 does and has higher MTOW compared to the non enchanced A340 version (more cargo).
A330 will be used for the JFK route (at least).[/QUOTE]