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繼續追蹤卡達航空和A350-800的連續劇。
1.QR的執行長Akbar Al Baker表示，之所以會放棄A350-800，是因為老子不想等了。
2.2011年六月，Airbus重新設計A350-1000並且延遲了基本款-900的進度，也影響了
第二款衍生型-800的計畫。
3.因為A350-800的交機從初期的2014年第2季延後至2016年第3季，所以很多航空公司
都爆走不想等了，把訂單轉為較早交機的A350-900。
4.Al Baker表示，359比358多載了44人，但航程只少了400 nm，因此性能表現相近，
但座位哩程成本卻比較低。
5.Al Baker說，如果我是Airbus，早就放棄358了，但他們好像還不想放手。
6.QR為首家接收359的航空公司，但預計交機時間可能從2014年底延後至2015年初。
Qatar Airways A350-800 switch was prompted by delay: Al Baker
By: Max Kingsley-Jones London
Qatar Airways decided to drop its order for the A350-800 in favour of the
larger XWB variants mainly because of the delay to the production plan, says
chief executive Akbar Al Baker.
The Doha-based carrier had originally been launch customer for the -800 - as
it is for the -900 and -1000 - but revealed last month that it is executing
the clause in its contract that permits it to switch the 20 orders for the
smallest variant.
"We had an option in our purchase agreement to switch variants, and because
of the delay in the production of the -800 we decided not to wait for it and
elected to go for the -900," says Al Baker.
Airbus data shows that three of Qatar's 20 A350-800 orders have been switched
to -900s and the remaining 17 to -1000s. The airline's 80-strong A350 order
now comprises 43 -900s and 37 -1000s.
In June 2011, Airbus revised the A350-800's production schedule as part of a
major programme revamp prompted by the redesign of the -1000 and delays to
the baseline -900's development. The -800 officially remains the second
variant in the plan, but service-entry was delayed by two years from the
second half of 2014 to mid-2016. Although several airlines - including Qatar
Airways - have subsequently switched their A350-800 orders to larger
variants, Airbus officially remains fully committed to the smallest variant.
Al Baker says that the -900 - which typically seats around 44 more passengers
than the -800 but has 400nm (730km) less range - will have "really similar
performance" but with better seat-km costs.
He says that in his view Airbus should not continue with the A350-800 as it
has little to offer over the larger, more efficient A350-900. "If I were
them, I wouldn't [continue with the -800]. Why would I produce something that
may not be of great interest to airlines. But from what I hear, they will
[continue with the -800]," he says.
Qatar Airways, which will be the first customer to take delivery of an A350,
expects to receive its first -900 "by the end of 2014, maybe early 2015",
says Al Baker.
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/qatar-airways-a350-800-switch-was-
prompted-by-delay-al-baker-380285/
同場加映空中巴士的宣示。
1.Airbus表示，仍會堅持推出A350-800。
2.雖然目前358僅剩92張訂單，但對許多航空公司而言，他們需要這款飛機。
3.全美航空和俄羅斯各訂了18架，夏威夷航空也買了6架，這些是我們的大戶。
4.但印度風雨飄搖的翠鳥航空，訂購的這5架可能不太樂觀。
5.擁有8500 nm航程的A350-800，預計在2016年投入商業飛行。
Airbus stays firm on A350-800 development schedule
By: David Kaminski-Morrow Broughton
Airbus insists it remains committed to the A350-800, despite its much-reduced
backlog, and has not drawn up plans to change the programme schedule.
Qatar Airways' conversion of its order for 20 has taken the A350-800 demand
down to 92 aircraft, half the number which featured in the -800's peak
backlog.
But Airbus executive vice-president for programmes Tom Williams says: "We're
still committed to the -800. We think we need to be present in each
[category] of range."
The airframer intends the -800's range to be around 8,500nm (15,700km).
"It's still very much part of the family," says Williams. "For some airlines
it's essential."
US Airways and Aeroflot, which each have 18 on order, and Hawaiian Airlines,
with six, are among the customers for the -800.
Several others have migrated to larger A350 variants. Kingfisher Airlines'
financial predicament leaves its order for five highly uncertain.
But Williams says the airframer is "still committed to the schedule" - which
currently involves putting the -800 into service in 2016, ahead of the -1000
- and that there has been "no review" of the -800 programme.
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-stays-firm-on-a350-800-
development-schedule-380288/
華航表示：還好買了77W要來取代343，359八九不離十的延遲交機沒在怕的（誤）。
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