推 ATR72:因為被新航搶頭香而賭氣了嗎(誤) 06/08 03:12
推 jay70134:我們不是超市XD 06/08 04:35
推 Kazamatsuri:We are not a supermarket XD XD 06/08 16:09
看樣子787初期機過重問題和新機Debug問題讓卡達不想成為白老鼠
新聞重點整理:
(1)外界預料卡達航空對323席的787-10X很有興趣
(2)卡達航空表示:我們喜歡成為首發客戶,但不是每架,我們不是超市
(3)卡達航空表示:啟動新機款雖然可以獲得優惠價,但有風險,而且初期機重量過重
(4)波音預計於6/17~6/23的巴黎航空展正式推出787-10X
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/04/us-qatar-airways-idUSBRE9530L520130604
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Reuters) - Qatar Airways will not be a launch customer for Boeing's (BA.N) next
passenger jet, a stretched version of its 787 Dreamliner, its chief executive
said on Tuesday.
Qatar Airways, one of the world's fastest growing carriers, has expressed
interest in the 323-seat 787-10X, prompting speculation that it would be among
the first batch of buyers.
"We like launching aircraft but not every aircraft. We are not a supermarket,"
Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker told Reuters.
Launch customers usually get favorable pricing to kickstart new projects,
though the fanfare of launch is not without risk because early aircraft tend to
be heavier and require closer attention in order to ensure reliability.
Boeing is expected to announce a formal launch of the aircraft as soon as the
June 17-23 Paris Airshow, although the timing is uncertain. Boeing simply says
that the launch could be within months, subject to board approval.
The launch of the 787-10X - which will drop the working "X" from its name once
it is launched - is part of a growing struggle between Airbus and Boeing for
wide-body jet orders as airlines look to renew and expand their long-haul
fleets.
The stretched 787-10X will compete with the A350-900, the main model of
Airbus's newest jet family. Boeing also hopes it will cut short a renaissance
of the older Airbus A330, which has sold well during a three-year development
delay of the 787.
The program received an unexpected early boost when Singapore Airlines
(SIAL.SI) placed a provisional order for 30 aircraft last week, subject to the
final go-ahead. Boeing is expected to assemble a handful of other buyers to
launch the aircraft with a fanfare.
Boeing has started assembly of the 787-9, a larger version of the plane in
service. The 787-10 would be larger still.
Manufacturers often stretch or lengthen aircraft designs once new models have
entered service to lower operating costs per seat, a crucial measure of success
for airlines.
More passengers means a shorter range but lower fuel cost per seat, making it
attractive to fly on routes that do not cover the full distance offered by the
smaller basic model.
Europe's Airbus (EAD.PA) was meanwhile expected to start taxi trials on Tuesday
of its new A350, built with similar lightweight technology to the 787 that
offers fuel savings to airlines.
Industry experts say the jet seems on course to make a maiden flight late next
week, just before the air show, where it could also make a brief flypast if
tests go according to plan.
Airbus says the aircraft will fly when crews are ready.
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