Re: [新聞] 卡達航空也放棄了A350-800

[ATR72 (文人相輕自古皆然)]

身為A350XWB首發客戶的卡達航空，

再先前放棄了A350-800之後，

日前調整了A350的訂單，

A350-800   20  ->  0

A350-900   40  ->  60  ->  43

A350-1000  20  ->  20  ->  37


看起來A350-1000越來越有搞頭了，

目前已經與A350-800黃金交叉，

從 92：88 逆轉為 92：105



Qatar Airways endorses the larger A350 XWB models


Strong customer commitment for the high capacity A350-1000
3 December 2012 Press Release

The State of Qatar’s national airline, Qatar Airways and Airbus have signed
an amendment to convert its existing firm order for twenty (20) A350-800s,
forty (40) A350-900s and twenty (20) A350-1000s to forty three (43) A350-900s
and thirty seven (37) A350-1000s. Qatar Airways’ total order for A350 XWB
aircraft remains at eighty (80) aircraft.

“We have taken the time necessary to come to today’s decision in favour of
the larger A350 XWB models which we believe are best suited to our business
model,” said Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways’ CEO.

“Qatar Airways has been involved in the development of the A350 XWB from the
very early days. So we are truly delighted with their decision to grow their
business with the two larger A350 XWB models,” said Fabrice Bregier, Airbus’
 President and CEO. “This decision by Qatar Airways not only confirms the
market trend towards larger A350’s but it also demonstrates the value of
offering, as we do with the A350 XWB, a true family of aircraft from which
our customers can select the models that best meet their individual
requirements.”

The A350 XWB is Airbus’ all new family of mid-size wide body airliners.
These highly efficient aircraft bring together the latest in aerodynamics,
design and advanced technologies to provide up to 25 percent better fuel
efficiency and operating costs compared to current aircraft in the same size
category. Over 70 percent of the A350 XWB’s weight-efficient airframe is
made from advanced materials combining composites (53 percent), titanium and
advanced aluminium alloys. The aircraft’s innovative all-new Carbon Fibre
Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) fuselage results in lower fuel burn as well as
easier maintenance. The A350 XWB benefits from Airbus’ high level of
expertise in incorporating composite material into its aircraft.


http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/
qatar-airways-endorses-the-larger-a350-xwb-models/

http://0rz.tw/j5nf9

※ 引述《ATR72 (文人相輕自古皆然)》之銘言：
: 持續追蹤關於A350-800的消息吧。
: 1.身為A350 program發起客戶的卡達航空，也將20架A350-800的訂單轉為A350-900。
: 2.因此目前QR共訂購了60架A350-900和20架A350-1000。
: 3.少了QR的撐腰，A350-800目前僅剩下92架訂單。
: 4.空中巴士表示，他們會彈性調整A350的推出計畫，可能A350-1000會先問世。
: 5.卡達航空目前仍對787-10X非常有興趣，也有意當787-10的發起客戶。
: Qatar drops A350-800 for larger -900
: By:   Dominic Perry Doha
: Qatar Airways has shifted its order for 20 Airbus A350-800s to the larger
: -900 variant further weakening the backlog for the smallest member of the
: airframer's new widebody family.
: Speaking at a Doha press conference after the arrival of the carrier's first
: Boeing 787 on 14 November, Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker
: confirmed that it had ditched its A350-800s. Its order book for the type now
: comprises 60 -900s and 20 -1000s and it remains the launch customer for both
: variants.
: For Airbus, however, this marks the second major blow to the -800 this week
: after Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways defected to the larger model.
: Without the Qatar aircraft, the backlog for the -800, intended to be the
: second variant of the twinjet to be launched, stands at 92 firm orders.
: At a briefing last month, A350 programme chief Didier Evrard indicated Airbus
: still had flexibility in its schedules to bring forward the
: entry-into-service date of the -1000 - currently due to appear in 2017, a
: year after the -800.
: Al Baker reiterated his interest in the Boeing 787-10X, and hinted that Qatar
: Airways could look to become the launch customer for the double-stretched
: variant. It will receive a further four 787-8s this year, but has the
: flexibility in its portfolio of 60 orders and options to switch between 787
: models.
: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/qatar-drops-a350-800-for-larger-
: 900-378997/
: 目前A350-800的最大客戶為US和SU，
: 各買了18架。
: A350-1000表示：託魚翅的福，看來快要黃金交叉了(誤）。


空中巴士表示: 持續推出A330IGW版本跟787-8/787-9拼了 http://0rz.tw/vxsSL 。

中華航空表示: 持續評估是否引進777-300ER, A350-1000作為747-400後繼機種。


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