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Mi* mj\n*jPOjif ^W.iril;,V;J:lal.:;i.la;K-f:»'|,I.!M,:.!:LiJ,!:|i!|;i;!iaifcW,Scil!,l AIRLINE Aer Lingus TOTAL ORDERS 1 TOTAL OPTIONS 0 ENGINES CF6-80C2 Air Inter 14 0 CF6-80C2 Cathay Pacific Trent 700 Dragonair Trent 700 Euralair PW4000 Garuda Trent 700 Gulf Air Trent 700 Korean Air PW4000 LTU PW4000 Ma'ays a A • res 10 PW4000 Northwdest Airlines 16 PW4000 Thai Airways PW4000 TWA 10 10 Trent 700 GPA Group TBD ILFC* Trent 700 CF6 0 PW4000 TOTALS 119 32 "ILFC order includes Trent-powered aircraft for NOTE: Orders and options are attributed to operators after leases and sales. Dragonair and PW40CX>powered aircraft for Aer Lingus. the original customers but may be flying with other TBD=£ngine type "to be decided" direct operating costs and range of up to 11,800km (6,400nm). Boeing has moved quickly to protect its territory. A study was already under way to offer cus tomers an ultra-long-haul 777- 100X, with a projected range of 15,700km. This has now been joined by a study into a lower- gross-weight offering, designed to see off the threat of the A330M10. This new, shrunk, aircraft would combine the 8,300km range of the 777-200 with the lower 220-seat capacity of the 777-100X, so yield ing considerably better fuel con sumption. Boeing suggests that both the lower-gross-weight and ultra- long-range 777-lOOX could be launched simultaneously, provided that there is sufficient demand. It is hoping for a programme go ahead in 1996, and to deliver its first 777-lOOX by 1999. Airbus is also responding to the range issue, with proposals for an A340-8000 capable of flying 14,800km. The aim is to tempt Pacific Rim carriers with a product which will give non-stop flights on routes such as those between Hong Kong and the US east coast, or Australia and Europe. Air Canada has put in a prospec tive order for two of the long- range aircraft, but Airbus is search ing for bigger numbers before going ahead with a full launch. The aim is to have the aircraft available from 1997. Further away is the A340-400, a stretched, and possibly re-engined, addition to the A340 family, which could be available some time around the year 2000, provided that there is sufficient airline demand. This would offer the range of the A340-300, but with capacity for around 380 seats, bringing it in line with the Boeing 777-300. Other studies at Toulouse are investigating a stretch for the A330-300, and re-engineing the A340-8000 with the powerplants used for the A340-400, to create an aircraft capable of flying round the world with a single stop. Boeing's next priority, beyond completing the basic 777 family, is launching the 747-500X and 747- 600X stretch. The company is also continuing to look at ways of revi talising its smaller products, with new versions of the 757 and 767. The proposed 757-200X devel opment would add 1,100km to the aircraft's range through the addi tion of belly fuel-tanks. The air- •^VelLH4AM:l^ld!M:lJ:Vli1l^:Miii ENGINE AIRCRAFT SHARE OF TYPE ORDERS ORDERS GE90 61 27% PW4000 96 42% Trent 800 60 26% TBD 13 6% TOTAL 230 100% :ii]a;<SiH: ila CUSTOMERS NUMBER 7 5 4 3 19 zsnmm AIRCRAFT OPTIONS 22 55 50 13 140 SHARE OF OPTIONS 16% 39% 36% 9% 100% BMMKIhrMlifiMiUtH^^il^Mm aaiaa ORDERS BY MODEL AIRLINE -200 -300 Air Canada 6 Air France 4 Air Lanka Air Mauritius All Nippon Airways Austrian 2 Cathay Pacific China Eastern China Southern Egypt Air 3 Gulf Air Iberia Kuwait Airways 4 Lufthansa 6 PAL 4 Royal Jordanian Sabena 3 Singapore Airlines TAP 4 Turkish Airlines Virgin ILFC Undisclosed 4 TOTALS 34 10 3 3 5 6 5 6 6 8 10 5 2 17 5 4 12 113 mzma vrt-^^^H TOTAL ORDERS 6 14 3 3 5 2 6 5 6 3 6 8 4 16 4 5 5 17 4 5 4 12 4 147 ENGINES CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C CFM56-5C NOTE: Orders are attributed to the original customer but may be flying with other operators after leases and sales. craft is aimed primarily at US and international 757 operators, such as American Airlines and British Airways, wanting to open up thin ner, longer-range, transcontinental and transatlantic routes. Interest is also being expressed in a 757-300X stretch aircraft, seat ing approximately 20% more pas sengers and 10% lower operating costs, but retaining the 757's exist ing 7,400km range. A third study under way centres on a 7m fuselage stretch of the 767- 300 twinjet, intended as a replace ment for the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. The proposed -400X would offer a 15-20% increase in seats, 25% more lower-hold vol ume and a 7-10% cut in seat-kilo metre costs. A maximum range of 9,600km is envisaged, with no increase in the aircraft's gross weight. Whatever finally emerges from the design studies now proliferat ing from both Seattle and Toulouse, expect to see the two rivals match each other — model for model. • •^^m.^.-M^.hJ.id^iJi.i.bjMjL^,];] ORDERS BY MODEL AIRLINE -200 -200IGW All Nippon Airways 18 British Airways Cathay Pacific China Southern Continental Egypt Air Emirates Euralair ILFC Japan Airlines Japan Air Systems Korean Air Lauda Saudia Singapore Aircraft Leasing Singapore Airlines South African Airways Thai Airways United Airlines TOTALS 5 4 6 3 3 6 10 7 8 30 100 10 5 4 2 4 4 23 6 28 4 4 94 300 10 7 5 8 6 36 ;;*ffja;; TOTAL ORDERS 28 15 11 6 5 3 7 2 6 15 7 12 4 23 6 28 4 14 34 230 1 1 ^M TOTAL OPTIONS ENGINES 7 PW4000 15 10 0 5 0 7. 0 2 10 0 4 0 0 10 33 3 0 34 140 GE90 Trent 800 GE90 GE90 TBD Trent 800 GE90 GE90 PW4000 PW4000 PW4000 GE90 GE90 TBD Trent 800 TBD Trent 800 PW4000 NOTE: Orders and options are attributed to the original customer but may be flying with other operators after leases and sales. TBD=Engine type "to be decided". FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 22 - 28 November 1995 17
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