No rant is good without some
numbers. A billion here and a billion there, pretty soon it becomes some real
money. First Airbus bragged," I got 61 Billion, Boeing what did you get?
Ha Ha!" That was yesterday. Boeing today wakes up and forgets to mention
to Airbus about some 50 Max and then another 50 777-X's from Qatar, and oh yeah
another 50 777x option's. All totaled, Boeing stands at 63 Billion over Airbus'
paltry 61 billion. This makes it a very interesting air show. After -all Airbus
sand-bagged its order over the spring, where it unloads it in one shot at
Farnborough. The big story is the 150 777X Boeing booked a week before the
show. It has not sandbagged orders going into the show yet caught Airbus in a
toe to toe order match in dollar value.
Boeing could
have asked Emirates before the show, but didn't per Boeing policy of letting
the customer name the time and place of its own choosing to announce a
purchase. Or did they? I suspect Boeing had the order book race covered for
this year's Farnborough show before the show got started and ask Emirates with
all respect that they could announce a week before the show in an demonstration
of strength at the air show much like the 787-9 demonstrated doing its
aerobatics maneuvers before jaw dropped visitors. They had already amassed 63
billion before the show started and waited for John Leahy to proudly kiss
someone before Boeing started the trickle then the flood today on this waning
day of the commercial show.
Oh my,
what has Airburst done! Bragged and then sagged at an inappropriate moment.
Boeing smartly walked by them on the way out from the show. 200 777X' booked
before and during the show and then another 100 Max. Not counting those sneaky
little 787-9's here and there being ordered in the 5 or 10's.
Another article was presented today. Here it is and then some
comments:
He actually flew a 787-9 stirred
but not shaken, but not like was done at Farnborough where James Bond took the
controls much to delight of all of England. If you don't click the link above
its okay. Because nothing bad was said by Udvar-Hazy other than is such a
smooth airplane to fly. The upside is great for him and his customers. That
type of sentiment is difficult to come by from this man as he is known as a
very careful and succinct orator for aviation topics. A Haiku is given in
straight talk.
At The
Heart of the Matter, 787-9 Quote:
"While there, he had high praise for the 787-9
Dreamliner, a star of the flying display at Farnborough.
He also took the opportunity at press conference
to offer Boeing public advice on selling the 787
in competition with that new Airbus A330neo.
Boeing executives, confident in their airplane, seemed
content to wait and see just how big a threat the Airbus jet will
prove.
Hazy said that both he and his longtime right-hand man,
John Plueger, ALC’s president, are pilots and that a couple of weeks ago Boeing
allowed them to fly a 787-9 out of Seattle.
“We did all the maneuvers,” Hazy said. “Low speed. High
speed. Steep turns. It’s a
magnificent airplane.”
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