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17 Jun 19, 08:19 PM |
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Virgin ordering £3 billion of new aircraft
20 new Airbus A330 neons
onemileatatime/virgin-atlantic-a330-900 news, for Heathrow, Gatwick Thus is in addition to the order for 12 A350-1000
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17 Jun 19, 08:21 PM |
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Probably put the order on a credit card for the Miles I suspect.
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17 Jun 19, 09:21 PM |
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17 Jun 19, 09:39 PM |
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The actual order is for 14 with an option for an additional 6.
The order was placed a couple of months ago, however, airline/manufactures tradition is to wait until a large airshow such as Paris or Farnborough to announce it. -Steve
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17 Jun 19, 09:41 PM |
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Join Date: Nov 10
Location: Durham
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Thank you WM, your link didn't work but I found THIS ONE that hopefully does I note VA are staying with the RR engine, the Trent 7000 in this instance.
Unfortunate, for us, as VA have reduced their PE product to 18.5" of width and 36" of pitch, with no foot rest, we'll have to look further afield for our flights to the US.
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17 Jun 19, 09:42 PM |
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Yaay my Dh works at Airbus, hopefully safe for a number of years more in a job then 😀
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18 Jun 19, 06:40 PM |
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IAG the owners of BA and others has announced the ordering of 14 Airbus A321XLRs, 8 for Iberia and 6 for Aer Lingus.
They have also signed a letter of intent to purchase, wait for it... 200 Boeing 737 Max aircraft! Not sure that this is publicly a good thing to do, with the aircraft still grounded Must have got a great desk from Boeing...
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18 Jun 19, 07:20 PM |
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Can imagine that Airbus have probably given the owners of Virgin a nice discount to sign on the dotted line for those aircraft (as most manufacturers do).
Did read somewhere that the A350s and 777-9 will have seating 10 abreast - that is not good. Edited at 07:29 PM. |
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18 Jun 19, 07:21 PM |
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The article in the link from ChrisS says "will use the -900 version of the re-engined aircraft to replace Airbus A330-300s and -200s". So my question is what, if anything, will replace the ageing 747's on the Orlando route? Will they swap the A330-300 and 200's onto the Gatwick and Manchester etc routes?
I don't like the sound of the PE seat width being reduced either
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18 Jun 19, 07:24 PM |
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Join Date: May 07
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After the initial delivery of the first 4 A350's that are going to LHR the remaining 8 are supposed to be going to LGW/MAN to replace the 747's starting late 2020.
-Steve
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