A350-1000 and other Fleet News
09-03-2023, 06:22 PM
#914
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Position: 330 B
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I still don't think that opens up BOM as was mentioned earlier by Gunfighter. It will definitely "mitigate" 😁 JNB and SYD payload optimization issues but BOM was a "16 over, 18 back" ATL rotation with routing over Iran on the way in and, often times, over Russia on the way back. Granted the 350 cruises faster than the 777 did but, even with the new cabin configuration, I don't think it has the legs to do BOM from ATL. JFK might just fit in the range bubble though. Maybe the next 350 base will be NYC350 for all of the planned deliveries, not SLC?
09-03-2023, 06:37 PM
#915
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The "first look" document has the full pax range at 5900nm and the systems differences document has the range at 6790nm. Perhaps lightening the load by pulling out some seats will increase performance a bit. Airbus touts the range 7200nm but who knows what specs that is based on.
09-04-2023, 08:32 AM
#916
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Given the middle east corridor constraints, I really don't think ATL - BOM is very realistic unless we take out a bunch of seats. jmho
09-04-2023, 08:52 AM
#917
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If there is money to be made we will find a route. A friend at Delta flew the exact airway over the Ukraine the day prior to the Malaysian shoot down. I had F15’s in combat spread come over the top of us on approach to TLV bombing Gaza. I refused a routing out of TLV just off the Syrian coast when we had a carrier battle group off the coast launching strikes underneath. A few weeks later a Russian aircraft was shot down in that area.
09-04-2023, 10:38 AM
#918
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If there is money to be made we will find a route. A friend at Delta flew the exact airway over the Ukraine the day prior to the Malaysian shoot down. I had F15’s in combat spread come over the top of us on approach to TLV bombing Gaza. I refused a routing out of TLV just off the Syrian coast when we had a carrier battle group off the coast launching strikes underneath. A few weeks later a Russian aircraft was shot down in that area.
09-04-2023, 12:39 PM
#919
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https://www.flightglobal.com/mro/air...DjhrOft0LicMXY
I wonder how DL feels about this and if we tried to negotiate a deal with Airbus as well?
I wonder how DL feels about this and if we tried to negotiate a deal with Airbus as well?
