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 ...h/lb Fans Low Interm High Low Interm High
CF6-80E1 311 69,900 4,869
Airbus A330
4.18 2.44 32.4 5.3 9.65 0.341 14
GE90
GE90-90B 400 90,000 7,556
Boeing 777-200/200IGW/300
GE90-110B 490 110,000
Boeing 777-200LR
3.35 40.0 9.0 7.86 0.278 10 6
GE90-115B 512 115,000
Boeing 777-300ER
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GP7168
GP7168 302 68,000
Proposed for Boeing 74 7X
42.3 9 5
GP7172
GP7172 320 72,000
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 ...aerodynamic
load calculation methods, have
come up with similar results, says
the NTSB.
The NTSB has recommended to
the US Federal Aviation Admini-
More doubt is being cast on the
future of the Boeing 777-200LR as
sole customer EVA Air has re
opened its ultra-long-haul aircraft
studies and is considering an offer
from Airbus for the rival A340-5O0.
It comes as the carrier has agreed to ...
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 ...AIR TRANSPORT
AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT MAX KINGSLEY-JONES / LONDON
Airbus eyes heavier A34O500
Proposals would give ultra-long-range airliner significant increase in payload or range to battle Boeing's...
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 ...r passengers".
He adds: "With the A340-600 we have a
747-400 category aircraft with 15% lower trip
costs and double the cargo capacity, and with the
A3 40-5 00 we have a direct competitor to the
Boeing 777-200LR, an ultra-long-range
aircraft capable of flying between Singapore
and Los Angeles non-stop."
For Emirates managing director Maurice
Flanegan, the arrival of the A3 40-500 opens up...
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 ... results expected for the -200LR in
2005, Boeing is optimistic of building the
orderbook and build rate as the hoped-for
point-to-point market is established. •
FOR 777-300ER FLIGHT TEST SEE P28
BOEING 777-200LR/300ER CHANGES FROM 777-200/300
Increased fuel capacity
Strengthened nosegear
New main landing gear
(semi-levered on -300ER) FLIGHT
www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONA...
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 ... laptop trainers and briefing/debriefing
stations.
DEVELOPMENT
Further 777
range boost
revealed
Further range improvements
have been unveiled by Boeing to
sharpen the competitive edge of
the Boeing 777-200LR/300ER
pair in the long-range battle with
the Airbus A340-500/600, writes
Guy Norris.
The latest boost increases the
specification range of the 777-
300ER by more than 320km
(175...
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 ...e -500 and -600 have amassed
74 orders since programme launch in
December 1997. Chief commercial officer
John Leahy claims this accounts for 59%
of sales in the category, including those for
the Boeing 777-200LR and -300ER.
Other programmes have sold faster - the
A380 is expected to have booked 100 firm
orders by the end of the year, only 12
months after programme launch and five
years b...
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 ...ce: Manufacturers
A340-500
67.9
63.5m
365.000
313
15.725
Sept 2002
21
777-300ER
73.9
64.8m
340,200
359
13,380
Sept 2003
0
A340-600
75.3
63.5m
365,000
380
13.875
March 2002
42
Boeing 777-200LR/300ER changes from 777-200/300
Increased fuel capacity 1.98m (6.5ft) wingtip
extension
More powerful General
Electric GE90 engines
-110Bon-200LRand
-115Bon-300ER)
Strengthened ...
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 ...val to 777
ANDREW DOYLE/MUNICH
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE plans to launch a higher maximum
take-off weight (MTOW) version
of the A340-500 to boost the air
craft's range, following the launch
of the rival Boeing 777-200LR.
Industry sources say the consor
tium is already offering Cathay
Pacific a 3 711 MTOW variant - 6t
heavier than the 365t baseline air
craft - although Airbus declines to
comment...
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 ...HEADLINES
AIR TRANSPORT
USA acts to
avoid 9/11
repetition
The USA has imposed tempo
rary flight restrictions (TFRs)
for 11 September in areas sur
rounding the terrorist attack
crash sites in ...
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 ...IR TRANSPORT
CARGO GRAHAM WARWICK / WASHINGTON DC
Boeing 777-200LR Freighter
set for 2008 service entry
Twinjet to compete with A380 and 747-400 in growing large cargo aircraft market
Armed with authority to offer the
777-200LR Freighter to airli...
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 ...AIR TRANSPORT
Safety body focuses
on Latin America
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association (IATA)
and International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO) are spear
heading a move to improve air...
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 ...High load factors
move Intensive Air to
eye fleet expansion
HILKA BIRNS/JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICAN low-cost domestic carrier Intensive Air is
poised to decide on die expansion
of its Fokker F2 8...
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 ... 2004.
The orders cover both manda
tory and upgrade modifications
for BAe 146/Avro RJs from cus
tomers including Eurowings,
FlyBe, SN Brussels and Swiss
International Air Lines.
AIR TRANSPORT
Boeing 777-200LR reaches design milestone
Boeing has reached the 90%
firm design release milestone
on the 777-200LR, which is
due to enter final assembly
later this year and to start
flight test...
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 ...ltra-long haul
TEST OF STAMINA
The Airbus A340-500 and Boeing 777-200LR are
making ultra-long-haul services a reality. However, the
human factor must also be considered
MAX KINGSLEY-JONES / LONDON AND DUBAI
The airline industry's long-held vision of n...
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 ...o put the
type into service early next year.
Meanwhile, Airbus has unveiled
a higher weight option for the
A340-500 to boost range to
16,400km (8,860nm) and reduce
the performance gap with the
Boeing 777-200LR, which can fly
16,980km.
The baseline A340-500 has a
maximum take-off weight (MTOW)
of 368,000kg (810,6001b) and a
4,000kg MTOW increase is now
available to extend the range by ...
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 ...•ectory: civil engines
deliveries next year to fall to between 350
and 400, as compared with the best-case
pre-September estimate of 520. Worse still,
its mid-term forecasts are believed to be as ...
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 ...technical issues. J
Boeing 777$ growth GE90
faces fresh birdstrike tests
GUY NORRIS/LOS ANGELES
THE SWEPT, 3.2m (10.5ft) diameter fan-blade of General
Electric's growth GE90-115B
engine for the Boeing 777-200LR/
300ER longer range models are
being prepared for crucial birdstrike
tests at Snecma in France as GE
nears the end of the design release
stage which began last August.
Conversio...
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 ...AIR TRANSPORT
AIRPORTS
++ Beijing Capital International
Airport is to complete resurfacing
work on its west runway in July, and
also plans to build a cross-field
taxiway and renovate Terminal 1....
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 ... engine maker says the
enhancements are aimed at "a pure
SFC [specific fuel consumption]
improvement" leading to increased
payload and range for family vari
ants in the ongoing contest with
the Boeing 777-200LR/300ER.
Studies of the EP follow Airbus'
1999 requests to suppliers and part
ners for data on potentially en
hancing long range performance,
and are based in part on technol
ogy ...
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