What happened to the a350 order?
Oct 22, 2019, 1:27 pm
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Actually Boeing just announced "compensation" for the 737MAX will be in 787 with huge discounts.
So I wonder of UA will be grabbing more 787s and more delays on the 350s. The 797 was also delayed 3 days ago so United will probably want some 321LR, so perhaps some of the 350s will be turned into 321s.
oh to be a fly on the wall in the United offices.
So I wonder of UA will be grabbing more 787s and more delays on the 350s. The 797 was also delayed 3 days ago so United will probably want some 321LR, so perhaps some of the 350s will be turned into 321s.
oh to be a fly on the wall in the United offices.
Oct 22, 2019, 2:56 pm
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UA is certainly dragging its feet WRT A350, but while the MAX is currently grounded, it does have 100 MAX 10 on order, so doubt they will want to go for A321, though it has been speculated (maybe this thread) that A 321 would be a good way for UA to rid itself of A350s in the order books.
Oct 22, 2019, 3:18 pm
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UA is certainly dragging its feet WRT A350, but while the MAX is currently grounded, it does have 100 MAX 10 on order, so doubt they will want to go for A321, though it has been speculated (maybe this thread) that A 321 would be a good way for UA to rid itself of A350s in the order books.
How many A321s would the 45 A350-900 on order be equivalent to?
Oct 22, 2019, 9:44 pm
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I was going through my United stuff last night and came across a poster of a A350 in rising blue livery, stating “25 A350XWB for United Airlines.” The poster stated deliveries would occur 2016-2019. Did UA cancel these orders outright or are they still on the books somewhere ?
Dec 3, 2019, 5:36 pm
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Dec 12, 2019, 3:33 pm
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Presumably A350 is more competitive in range and capacity given that it came out afterwards?
BuT if UA already has a fleet of 787s, why add the A350 if the capabilities and costs, both capital and operating, are comparable?
Dec 12, 2019, 8:02 pm
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I would love to understand the pros and cons of the 350 vs 787. To my uninformed eye they seem to have similar capabilities but many sensible airlines operate both.
Dec 14, 2020, 7:47 pm
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(sorry if this was covered elsewhere, not reading much about flying these days with so many of us grounded
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Dec 14, 2020, 8:29 pm
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No the 350 deal is still on with the biggest hurdle to canceling the order apparently being Rolls Royce engines, which are part of the deal and the only engines offered for that aircraft to my knowledge. Who knows if UA would like to cancel or not.
Dec 15, 2020, 8:17 am
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Any chance UA will buy the Airbus A220 planes?
Dec 15, 2020, 11:22 am
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If I remember right they were originally ordered around 2009-10ish, for delivery in '15 or '16....
That was deferred/changed in '13 or '14 to a different model of 350, and delivery was pushed to '18 or '19
That was deferred/changed in '17 or '18 to a a few variants of the 350 and pushed to '21 or '22
That was deferred/changed late last year and pushed to 2027.
Any chance UA will buy the Airbus A220 planes?
Dec 29, 2020, 2:37 pm
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I’d say that the large fleet of B789s is destined to be the workhorse of flights to Asia and Australia. If and when the A350s arrive, they’ll be tasked for similar missions. Flight as SFO to TLV, DUB and LHR, as examples, will likely have B787s too. Once the new *A terminal has opened at LAX, I’m hoping the airline increases the number of long haul flights from SoCal. It will be interesting to see what happens.