First 787 cancellation - Airliners-India

karatecatman · Member

First 787 cancellation

the_380 · Member

theyre swapping B737s for B787

a difference of heaven and hell ion their ranges

Aseem · Member

karatecatman wrote:

BBC TV on June 17, 2006 afternoon news says that Xiamen Airlines (China) has become the first carrier to cancel a firm order for Boeing's 787 aircraft. It may order 3 737-800s instead!!! -- Edited by karatecatman at 16:16, 2006-06-17

could it be that they switched from B787-800 to B787-300??

rgds

VT-ASJ

the_380 · Member

as far as i know there is only B787-8, B787-9 and to come "soon" is the B787-1 for Emirates

correct me if wrong

rgds

the_380

-- Edited by the_380 at 19:27, 2006-06-17

karatecatman · Member

Aseem wrote:

karatecatman wrote: BBC TV on June 17, 2006 afternoon news says that Xiamen Airlines (China) has become the first carrier to cancel a firm order for Boeing's 787 aircraft. It may order 3 737-800s instead!!! -- Edited by karatecatman at 16:16, 2006-06-17 could it be that they switched from B787-800 to B787-300?? rgds VT-ASJ

NO. Very clearly said its Boeing's first 787 cancellation. Xiamen is now ordering the 737-800.

karatecatman · Member

787-8 210 - 250 passengers 8,000 to 8,500 nautical miles (14,800 to 15,700 km)

AI's choice.

(COPYRIGHT BOEING/AIR INDIA 2006)

787-800 in Air India colours (at the lowest altitude) and the proposed interior of Business class in the 787-800.

787Interior 2 W445

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787-9 250 - 290 passengers 8,600 to 8,800 nautical miles (15,900 to 16,300 km).

787-3 290 - 330 passengers 3,000 to 3,500 nautical miles (5,550 to 6,500 km).

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the_380 · Member

Is there IFE in AI B787

karatecatman · Member

Passengers won't know what to choose. 787 IFE will be advanced.

the_380 · Member

karatecatman wrote:

Passengers won't know what to choose. 787 IFE will be advanced.

Well that depends if the 787s are operated to the Gulf

karatecatman · Member

AI has realised that IFE is important irrespective of the sector.

It is true that the 787s may be replacing the A310s and even doing these multi-hop as well as long range sectors but IFE and its options will be the best.

What is most important is that Ai maintains the systems and keeps the cabin clean.

Can;t be having fingerprints on the screen, broken buttons, and seats and seat covers soaked in hair oil, food stains, and crosslegged passengers.

the_380 · Member

well let me tell u hajj passengers take bath in IC and AI flights while going for hajj. they bring plastic cups and use water from basin!!!

i wud expect nothing more than broken TVs and headphones on these routes in such aircrafts

u can hear spoons, plates, etc. falling

these people dont even know where to piss in the toilet believe me on my one trip to SHJ the cabin crew had to tell the pax that the aircraft wud crash if they did not sit is their seats

and he believed it

vivekman · Member

Hehe...good one.

One my flight to AMD on 9W, there was this stupid Gujju middle-aged man, who wanted to pee when the aircraft was on its final landing approach. This was atleast 8-10 min after the captain announced the landing!!

He got up to pee and was promptly sent back to his seat by the stewardess. Five minutes later, he got up again. This time the plane was only about 1500ft above!! This time he was sternly told by the stewardess to return to his seat. And he comes smiling and tells his companion that the air-hostess told him that he would have to do it after landing. What an idiot he was!! Such people really drive me wild..........

- Vivek

the_380 wrote:
believe me on my one trip to SHJ the cabin crew had to tell the pax that the aircraft wud crash if they did not sit is their seats and he believed it

vivekman · Member

737-800s in lieu of 787s?? Man, either the airline had made a serious blunder earlier or they have drastically re-evaluated their strategy.

The capacities and the ranges of these two aircraft are worlds apart....

the_380 · Member

yes thats true and saddest part AI and IC face most of such pax

no wonder why AI doesnt suspend its "aunties" b'cos they are the best ones for such passengers

D-ABTH · Member

dont forget.... u get the same kind of people on airlines like EK too.... as well as Etihad and the rest of the gulf airlines.....