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Boeing (BA -1.6%) may not be ready to start selling a new version of the 777 until the end of...
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 8:43 AM ETBoeing (BA -1.6%) may not be ready to start selling a new version of the 777 until the end of 2013, a year later than expected, Reuters reports. That would mean a launch year of 2021-2022 and could prompt customers such as United Airlines (UAL) to buy Airbus' latest A350 model, which is due to enter service in 2017. But with A350-1000 sales still fairly sedate, Boeing might be able to afford to stay its hand.
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The 777-X is not official program
Boeing has always lead the aircraft market
The 777-X will replace the 747-8 since there only 111 orders for the aircraft
Boeing need to do is to offer a 777-100 as replacement for the
787-8 and 777-XX for a replace for the 787-9 & -10 since the 787 will not make any money
http://bit.ly/PXAYzU
How many airlines would need a 400 passenger aircraft that can fly 9000 mile non stop
Most airline with stop and refuel their existing aircraft
The high cost of fuel has cause airline like Southwest and other to delay their orders for aircraft
Tax payer dollars cannot be used to improve airport for lager aircraft the size of A380
Boeing Everett does not has the assembly bay, paint hanger composite equipment , auto clay , clean room, climate controlled factory, south Caroline has 480 assembly bay and most of the equipment
Boeing has yet to meet rate on the 747-8 or the 787-8 or build the 787-9 and -10
The 747-8 is two years late and 2.04 Billion over budget, 787-8 is 3.5 years late the first 40 aircraft cost Boeing 32 billion and 48 787-8 still need to be rework
Boeing has delivery 31 747 and 33 787
Air India will take delivery of their 787s... But now Air India wanted compensation for 787 failure to meet performance guarantees
http://bit.ly/Z0apu1
But where is the market for wide-body long-range aircraft at?
Airbus has 262 firm orders for the A380, of which 87 has been delivered
The long-range 9,000 miles A340-500 has only 36 orders, 32 has been delivery (Airbus announced on November 10, 2011, that the A340 program had been terminated due to lack of new orders)
A350 has 548 orders
Boeing has 111 confirmed orders for the 747-8 including 75 freighter version, and 36 of passenger version there may be 17 more 747-8 on order by China)
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