BC Tam 2 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 Pffft, that is merely half the quantity that our MH has agreed to negotiate with Boeing for Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leon t 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 but thats just 4 additional orders by JAL - they have 49 787s on order and have received 35 787s so far. Hence MAB MOU of 8 787s is really nothing at all. Even if MABorders all 25 787s as its widebody plane, it is still small compared to even JAL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mushrif A 3 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 but thats just 4 additional orders by JAL - they have 49 787s on order and have received 35 787s so far. Hence MAB MOU of 8 787s is really nothing at all. Even if MABorders all 25 787s as its widebody plane, it is still small compared to even JAL. missed the sarcasm in the post just before yours? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kee Hooi Yen 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) Pffft, that is merely half the quantity that our MH has agreed to negotiate with Boeing for And they have -8 only whereas MAB has -9 Edited September 21, 2017 by Kee Hooi Yen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Azizul Ramli 2 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 I thought Boeing is no longer selling the -8 due to development cost/break even/economic value reason? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaymondT 0 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 I thought Boeing is no longer selling the -8 due to development cost/break even/economic value reason? Wouldn't be the first time Boeing is doing something special for Japan. They did after all modified the 747 into the 747 SR solely for Japan use. Correct me if I am wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 The original 787-8 is still available - Boeing has just said that the improvements introduced in the 787-9 will not be retrospectively introduced to the -8 as it is too costly to do so due to the small number of orders for it. Boeing will just let the -8 tick over and any customer can order it if the wish. I guess they will make a decision as to whether they wish to end the -8 production only after all firm orders are delivered and there are no further orders pending. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 They did after all modified the 747 into the 747 SR solely for Japan use. Correct me if I am wrong. They also did the 747-400D Well, at the very least it was just JAL and ANA who bought those super dense sardine cans, as it turned out Maybe those planes are prohibited in other parts of planet earth on humanitarian issues Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) Boeing 787 stored in desert! Formerly HB-JJJ with PrivatAir, however it had its registration changed right before delivery to the airline and flown straight from Seattle for storage her in VCV. Rumors around suggest PrivatAir no longer wants it and is looking for a new owner. Amazing how even brand new Dreamliners (not even 6 months old at the time) find their way to the desert. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled-PrivatAir/Boeing-787-8-Dreamliner/2758004 Edited September 21, 2017 by flee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted September 22, 2017 Turkish Airlines announces intent to order 40 787-9 Dreamliners http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2017-09-21-Boeing-Turkish-Industry-Establish-Aerospace-Initiative?sf115865777=1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted September 23, 2017 (edited) QANTAS UNVEILED THEIR FIRST BOEING 787-9 https://thewest.com.au/business/aviation/qantas-unveils-new-livery-on-its-first-boeing-787-9-dreamliner-ng-b88606200z VH-ZNA has been painted and will be delivered end of October 2017. Edited September 23, 2017 by S V Choong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted November 13, 2017 Emirates has ordered 40 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a deal worth about $15bn (£11.3bn) at list prices. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41960871 It seems ek is trying to match capacity with demand, and opening up opportunity for secondary cities like pen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted November 13, 2017 An airline of EK's size shd have an optimised fleet as they have the scale to do so. By the time these newly ordered aircraft are delivered, DWC shd be their homebase. Lots of aircraft, lots of routes, etc. shd be the order of the day! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted November 29, 2017 Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN enters service Thursday, 23 November 2017 Rolls-Royce today celebrated the entry into service of its Trent 1000 TEN engine. The engine is designed to power all variants of the Dreamliner family, including the new 787-10. The engine incorporates new technologies to deliver increased thrust and improved efficiency for the aircraft. Earlier this year the Trent 1000 engine celebrated a hat trick of firsts when it powered the first flight of the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, having powered the first flights of the 787-8 and the 787-9. More recently the Trent 1000 TEN powered an 18-hour test flight during which a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner test flight drew a giant outline of the plane across the United States. The Trent 1000 TEN is one of three Rolls-Royce engines to have achieved a first flight in the past 12 months. Commenting on the milestone, Chris Young, Rolls-Royce, Director - Programmes, said: "We are very proud to see the Trent 1000 TEN enter into service on the 787 Dreamliner. The Trent 1000 TEN offers important improvements to our customers and we would like to congratulate those customers who will be operating it from today." http://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/yr-2017/23-11-2017-rr-trent-1000-ten-enters-service.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted December 6, 2017 Boeing Dreamliner's Lithium-Ion Battery Fails On United Flight To Paris A United Airlines Boeing 787 experienced a lithium-ion battery failure on approach to Charles de Gaulle Airport on November 13. United Flight 915 was at the end of a seven-hour flight from Washington's Dulles Airport when pilots received a warning that the main battery was overheating. United spokesman Charles Hobart confirmed the event, which was first reported by the Aviation Herald. This is not the first Dreamliner battery to go haywire in the three and a half years since the plane was released from its four-month, fleet-wide safety grounding by the Federal Aviation Administration in 2013. The Dreamliner was only allowed back in the air in April 2013, when Boeing got approval to move the batteries into a housing designed to contain the toxic fumes and high temperature fire that occur when a lithium-ion battery goes into thermal runaway. The housing did not change the characteristics of the battery and this most recent event on a United flight is a clear sign that it still flies with an undiagnosed and unresolved problem. Full report: https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinenegroni/2017/12/01/dreamliners-beleaguered-lithium-ion-battery-creates-problem-on-united-flight-to-paris/#1ffce3fd8513 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khalil Abd Halim 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2017 quite unnerving to know that and there may be incidences which may not even disclosed to the public Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted December 6, 2017 I sincerely hope that it will not require a plane crash before the authorities look into this matter and order Boeing to fix the problem permanently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Khalil Abd Halim 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2017 I sincerely hope that it will not require a plane crash before the authorities look into this matter and order Boeing to fix the problem permanently. precisely, i thought the cover is just a stopgap measure.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted December 11, 2017 Air New Zealand leases two Airbus widebodies to replace 787-9s withdrawn due to engine issues Air New Zealand says it has leased two widebodied aircraft to help replace capacity being lost through the forced withdrawal of some Boeing 787-9s due to engine issues. The airline said on Monday an Airbus A330 and A340 would operate between Auckland and Perth, as well as some Auckland-Sydney flights, starting next week. The pair of airframes is being wet-leased from Portugal-based charter company Hi Fly, which will supply the aircraft, pilots and cabin crew, Air New Zealand said. Full report: http://australianaviation.com.au/2017/12/air-new-zealand-leases-two-airbus-widebodies-to-replace-787-9s-withdrawn-due-to-engine-issues/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted December 21, 2017 EASA orders airlines to replace some Rolls-Royce engines https://www.reuters.com/article/us-rolls-royce-hldg-engines/easa-orders-airlines-to-replace-some-rolls-royce-engines-idUSKBN1EF18L?il=0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted February 2, 2018 Just curious. why isn't there a Boeing 787 Freighter version to replace the 767-300 Freighter market? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted February 2, 2018 Just curious. why isn't there a Boeing 787 Freighter version to replace the 767-300 Freighter market? The time hasn't come yet for a 787 Freighter. Remember the 777F was introduced 14 years after the 777 entered service. Plus, thanks to the USAF's KC-46 order Boeing can offer 767F cheaply. Low acquisition costs are a boon for cargo carriers, more so than the promise of lower fuel burns etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted February 2, 2018 Just curious. why isn't there a Boeing 787 Freighter version to replace the 767-300 Freighter market? B767F is still in production and UPS just ordered another 4 just yesterday. There is also the B777F and B748F. Boeing still has a massive US$20+ billion deferred development costs to be written off over the remaining production run block. I don't think development of a B787F is very urgent. One other thing to note - there are lots of B772 and A332/A333 coming off lease in the coming years and already, freighter conversions of these have begun. Boeing is probably not sure what kind of demand there will be fo new build B787 freighters. Furthermore, I think Boeing feels that their freighter offerings are competitive enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted April 9, 2018 Dash 8 changes at Boeing's North Charleston campus will make Dreamliners more compatible Boeing Co. is changing the way it builds the rear section of its 787-8 commercial jet to make it more compatible with newer members of the Dreamliner family. Darrel Larson, director of aft body operations at the planemaker's South Carolina campus, said the modifications that will be introduced later this year will make the rear fuselage of the 787-8 essentially the same as the 787-9 and 787-10 models, except for their lengths. The North Charleston site builds all of the Dreamliner aft bodies, trucking them a few hundred yards to a final assembly building across campus or flying them aboard a modified 747 cargo jet called a Dreamlifter to Boeing's other 787 factory in Everett, Wash. More: https://www.postandcourier.com/business/dash-changes-at-boeing-s-north-charleston-campus-will-make/article_8356e2cc-3750-11e8-9522-e7bda2b3d09e.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted April 17, 2018 FAA limits ETOPS flights for certain R-R-powered 787s The US Federal Aviation Administration will limit a fleet of Boeing 787-8s and -9s powered by certain Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines from flying on extended operations (ETOPS) routes longer than 140min flight time from the closest diversion airport. See: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/faa-limits-etops-flights-for-certain-r-r-powered-787-447748/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
