Author Topic: Air India chooses Boeing 787's and 777's (Read 302 times)

CMC Airboss · « **on:** April 26, 2005, 01:24:45 PM »

Two huge orders for Boeing in two days. Yesterday, Air Canada. Today, Air India.

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In response to today’s announcement by Air India, Boeing today released the following statement:

SEATTLE, April 26, 2005—Boeing is pleased that Air India has announced its intention to purchase five 777-200LR, 10 777-300ER, and 20 787-8 airplanes, with options to buy three additional 777-200LR Worldliners, five 777-300ERs, and seven 787-8 Dreamliners at a later date.

http://www.boeing.com/news/breakingnews/2005/050426a.html

Yeager · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2005, 01:29:04 PM »

The only thing about Airbus that has bothered me these past few years is the leadership and how cocky they have been towards Boeing. Hopefully the 777/787 combo and these past few orders will put some humility back into their behavior. They sorely need it.

To the designers and builders at Airbus. Nice work.

mosgood · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2005, 01:37:24 PM »

Non-stop flights from anywhere in india to anywhere in the U.S. ? Wow

How many current commercial planes do that?

Ripsnort · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2005, 02:56:15 PM »

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Originally posted by mosgood
Non-stop flights from anywhere in india to anywhere in the U.S. ? Wow

How many current commercial planes do that?

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Nilsen · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2005, 04:11:10 PM »

Yeah, welcome back ripsnort... where have you been?

vorticon · « **Reply #5 on:** April 26, 2005, 04:27:07 PM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
Yeah, welcome back ripsnort... where have you been?

its spring time, he was probably outside. or inside, with a severe case of writers block or apathy.

Nilsen · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2005, 04:30:40 PM »

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Originally posted by vorticon
its spring time, he was probably outside. or inside, with a severe case of writers block or apathy.

With his post count a writers block is my prime suspect.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #7 on:** April 26, 2005, 05:08:11 PM »

Just doing a "Drive by" (Waves)

LePaul · « **Reply #8 on:** April 26, 2005, 06:26:21 PM »

We dont driver Beemers

beet1e · « **Reply #9 on:** April 27, 2005, 04:01:51 AM »

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Originally posted by GScholz
Edit: And a Singapore Airlines A340-500 took the official world record for distance and duration for a commercial flight more than a year ago with its Singapore-LA non-stop daily service.

Yes, and that's a distance of more than 14,000km. I think the A340 variant they use has only 181 seats on that route.