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They're dumping Boeing for Airbus. Trump needs to make a phone call.
1 posted on 12/29/2016 8:14:26 AM PST by JohnBrowdie
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To: JohnBrowdie

Doesn’t Ever Leave The Airport.

My hometown airline, but I’ve grown to hate it immensely.


2 posted on 12/29/2016 8:15:35 AM PST by Gaffer
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Don’t worry, Boeing will deliver them to Iran at a discount


5 posted on 12/29/2016 8:24:58 AM PST by Billyv (Freedom isn't Free! Get off the sidelines!)
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The 787 program has been a disaster. Nothing has ever been delivered on time and some components have still not been delivered.


6 posted on 12/29/2016 8:25:46 AM PST by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable!)
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Canceling the 787 order appears to be a good move by Delta as they are keeping their order for 120 of Boeing’s 737-900ERs.

The 737-900ERs are great planes, the newest variant of the 737, the best passenger aircraft ever built.


7 posted on 12/29/2016 8:26:10 AM PST by Timpanagos1
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No, Delta has a large order for Airbus A330 and A350XWB planes that makes the 787 order superfluous. Delta now plans to start taking deliveries of these new planes starting in 2018 to replace the 747 and older A330 fleets.


8 posted on 12/29/2016 8:31:45 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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True unfettered competition is best for all.

Boeing has forgotten how to win or what it even feels like anymore. They need to radically adjust to their market.


15 posted on 12/29/2016 8:41:51 AM PST by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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Delta, which has taken a more conservative approach to buying new planes than its competitors, said it still has orders for 120 Boeing 737-900ERs and is taking delivery of those planes.


19 posted on 12/29/2016 8:51:13 AM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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The worst flight experiences I've had have been w/Delta.

I avoid them like the plague.

21 posted on 12/29/2016 8:55:20 AM PST by BureaucratusMaximus (Economy says: White House worse than expected.)
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I HATE Airbus seats - they are designed for 5’ 8” metro-sexual males. 6 foot plus frames with wide shoulders just do not fit.


36 posted on 12/29/2016 9:48:24 AM PST by taxcontrol
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The list price for a 787-8 Dreamliner is $224.6 million, making the Delta order worth as much as $4 billion. Airlines typically get bulk discounts for large orders, however.

And they wanted to make up for the fiasco with a single AF One.....

37 posted on 12/29/2016 9:56:14 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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Wise flyers have been dumping Delta for several years.

They’re a thuggish globalist company.
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57 posted on 12/29/2016 8:58:47 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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