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Message started by JayG on Feb 21st, 2011 at 5:11pm

Title: Re: Lou - STORIES
Post by Cappy on May 29th, 2015 at 3:40pm

LOU wrote on May 28th, 2015 at 3:35pm:
A look at all the suppliers that make parts for the 787.

Hmmm.

Just saw this about the 787.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvkEpstd9os

It doesn't paint a rosy picture.
I've been wondering why Australian airlines aren't purchasing the 787 as the 767 was a star performer here.
Instead they are buying up A330's in droves. The A330 is an outlier in a mountain of otherwise Boeing aircraft.
They aren't buying all those A330's because of a cheap purchase price that's for sure.
I haven't heard anything myself.

Australian airlines have traditionally been pretty astute with aircraft purchases which is making me think something is up.
I wouldn't put much stock into the video on face value in isolation.

Two years ago I could fly out of Perth domestically on a choice of 747-400, 767-300, 737-800 or A330-200/300.
Now it is A330-200 only. QANTAS or Virgin.
(Range is what dictates aircraft size rather than loads out of Perth)

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