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Airbus customer turns to Boeing with billion-dollar 777 order
Seattle Times ^
| Tuesday, October 31, 2006 04:10 PM
| Dominic Gates
Posted on 10/31/2006 5:09:02 PM PST by Paleo Conservative
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The order is a huge vote in favor of the 777, over both the A340 and the forthcoming enlarged A350. The A340 can't compete with the 777, and the 350 won't enter service till 2012 or so. The 777 exists now.
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To: Paleo Conservative
Capitalism crushing socalism once again. I'm loving this!
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:11:23 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Vote REPUBLICAN on November 7th!)
To: Paleo Conservative
More bad news for Airburst!!!! I like it.
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:11:29 PM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ)
To: Paleo Conservative
I guess their customers prefer to buy actual planes. Whooda thunk it?
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:11:44 PM PST
by
kinoxi
To: kinoxi
Yeah, you can't really fly passengers on an empty promise.
Question: Since when is Brazil in Latin America?
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:14:12 PM PST
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: Paleo Conservative
Four 777-300ERs = $1Billion? Whoa!
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:16:16 PM PST
by
phantomworker
(If you travel far enough, one day you will recognize yourself coming down the road to meet yourself.)
To: July 4th
Question: Since when is Brazil in Latin America?Also, since whan was Brasil spelled Brazil?
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:17:29 PM PST
by
Cobra64
(Why is the War on Terror being managed by the DEFENSE Department?)
To: July 4th
Question: Since when is Brazil in Latin America? What do you mean? Brazil used to be a colony of Portugal. Portugese is a Latin derived language similar to Spanish. Doesn't that make Brazil part of Latin America?
To: July 4th
Question: Since when is Brazil in Latin America?
I did not know that there was a clear demarcation line.
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:17:44 PM PST
by
kinoxi
To: July 4th
Mexico and on down is in Latin America. Are you thinking Central America?
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:20:32 PM PST
by
phantomworker
(If you travel far enough, one day you will recognize yourself coming down the road to meet yourself.)
To: phantomworker
Did Airbus really think TAM would buy A380's for these routes?
To: Paleo Conservative
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:22:47 PM PST
by
phantomworker
(If you travel far enough, one day you will recognize yourself coming down the road to meet yourself.)
To: phantomworker
Yup, brain lapse on my part. Was thinking Central America.
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:25:10 PM PST
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: Paleo Conservative
Did Airbus really think TAM would buy A380's for these routes?
Airbus to TAM: Sure, we'll sell you some A380s. How does delivery in 2025 sound?
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:26:10 PM PST
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: July 4th
Looks like TAM was interested in the A350 rather than A380s, given their 10 firm orders for the 350.
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:39:06 PM PST
by
Ready4Freddy
("Everyone knows there's a difference between Muslims and terrorists. No one knows what it is, tho...)
To: Paleo Conservative
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:41:31 PM PST
by
VOA
To: VOA
My goodness, even a blind pig would recognize that Boeing is kicking a$$.
To: Wally_Kalbacken
To pass time while waiting at an auto dealership today, I read USA Today.
It had a really good story on how different the 787 will be from other
airliners in terms of cabin air.
For folks in the forum like me, here are just the innovations on the cabin
air system (compared to other airliners):
1. Air intake via ducts in the fuselage, rather than via the engines.
2. Cabin air of 15% humidity, vs. 4% humidity in conventional airliners.
3. Cabin air pressure equivalent to 6000 ft. elevation vs. 8000 ft in other
airliners (give 8% more available oxygen content)
4. The composite materials of the liner won't corrode due to the higher humidity.
If that sort of innovative thinking pervades the 787, it should simply clean up
in the marketplace.
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posted on
10/31/2006 5:56:13 PM PST
by
VOA
To: Paleo Conservative
Looks like it is time for Boeing to expand and add a couple of new assembly lines.
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posted on
10/31/2006 6:22:24 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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