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par Beochien Jeu 1 Nov 2012 - 8:21Bonjour !
Tiens, UAL s'intéresse de nouveau au A351 ... en discussion avec Airbus, pour le 1000 , aprés avoir pris le 900, bon, Boeing sera consulté aussi, ce n'est pas gagné !
On note quand même que le A359 avance et que le A351 commence à gagner en crédibilité!
----- Sur Bloomberg (Et d'autres) par Andrea Rothman, un extrait et le lien ------
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-31/united-said-to-study-biggest-airbus-a350-to-replace-boeing-747s.html
United Said to Study Biggest Airbus A350 to Replace Boeing 747s
By Andrea Rothman and Mary Jane Credeur -
Oct 31, 2012 11:56 PM GMT 0100
United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL) is
in talks with Airbus SAS about buying A350-1000 jets, a step
toward the first U.S. purchase for the planemaker’s largest
twin-engine model, people familiar with talks said.
The world’s biggest airline is considering the 350-seat
plane to replace older Boeing Co. (BA)747s, said the people, who
asked not to be identified because the talks are private. United
already has agreed to buy 25 of the mid-sized A350-900 variant
under a 2009 deal that included 25 of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliners.
A United order would help Toulouse, France-based Airbus in
its effort to loosen Boeing’s grip on the market for large twin-
aisle aircraft. Airbus had suffered cancellations and a four-
year A350-1000 order drought until July. United has said it’s
also looking at what Boeing will offer as a successor to its
777, the Chicago-based planemaker’s biggest two-engine model.
Airbus is promising the A350-1000’s first delivery by 2017
and promotes it as 25 percent more efficient than a 777-300ER,
partly because it uses more lightweight composite materials.
That timeline may give Airbus a head start of three years over a
777 replacement, because Boeing hasn’t committed to a schedule
beyond saying the new plane would be in service by decade’s end.
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JPRS
