The Government always moves in mysterious ways. This time it is downright screwy.
Effectively the government has decided to consolidate the 2007 and 2009 China route awards. Thus creating a strange situation that would mean that United Airlines automatically gets the 2008 award yet the competition for 2007 and 2009 are hotly contested. For a learned discourse on this go to the Aviation Week website: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/NDCH07177.xml
However logic would normally suggest that the route awards should be engaged by priority of value proposition. Not so it would appear. Only if you choose the right award date process does it work. Again go figure.
So why the DoT has decided to do this seems to be that the US Dept of Transportation is trying to outdo the European Directorates in bureaucratic nonsense.
If all else fails give it to Maxjet so I can fly from my favorite airport of Seattle on a reasonable seat.
oops that sounds like a special interest statement. Sorry........
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Monday, July 23, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
If US Airways orders the 787
The source of this rumor is no less the The Times. The Times says we will hear news by the weekend. This will be a tough blow for Airbus, with a likely consolation prize being a big order for more A320s.
Airbus will tout the merits of its order, as will not want to lose face. For Boeing it will be another flipped Airbus customer. The 787 is now marching towards 600 orders before its first flight at an accelerating pace; with orders this week from Air Canada and Virgin adding over 40 including options. By the time the Paris show starts, Boeing may headed towards 700 orders for this plane.
For Airbus the unstated issue will be yet another loss to its A350XWB - now increasingly seen as too little and too late and the outcome of the A380 debacle. What was a "captured customer" defecting over to the 787 will certainly make Airbus more aggressive. Note Airbus was already offering the A350 at over 50% off sticker prices. These are desperate days at Airbus.
Airbus will tout the merits of its order, as will not want to lose face. For Boeing it will be another flipped Airbus customer. The 787 is now marching towards 600 orders before its first flight at an accelerating pace; with orders this week from Air Canada and Virgin adding over 40 including options. By the time the Paris show starts, Boeing may headed towards 700 orders for this plane.
For Airbus the unstated issue will be yet another loss to its A350XWB - now increasingly seen as too little and too late and the outcome of the A380 debacle. What was a "captured customer" defecting over to the 787 will certainly make Airbus more aggressive. Note Airbus was already offering the A350 at over 50% off sticker prices. These are desperate days at Airbus.
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