7E7 Vs A350..the logical approach!

Taken from Flight International

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WHY NOT JUST BUY AN A330

A “failure” to evaluate the A350 properly. Says Airbus of the Japan Airlines Boeing 7E7 order. Airbus says it is dissapointed, why?
The 7E7 is newer,sleeker,tailored to it’s niche,will fly sooner and, like the old vickers vc10, could build enduring passenger appeal.
Yet so Marginal was the “paper” A350 that has been floating around in the ether for months that it managed a 2.5t weight saving, and a mere 0.1% drag improvement over the A330.
That is why Airbus is to spend $5.31billion on a new wing and reskin to give an 8ton advantage, but each aircraft will cost $3-5million more than an A330 and says Airbus Commercial director John Leahy, is a 900 model, a 777-200ER competitor, not the 7E7 rival touted so far.
At best this is badge engineering gone mad: the answer is simple, just buy the A330 off the shelf and spend the cost saving on fuel. Or buy the 7E7.

NOT MENT TO START AN A vs B Thread…..But interesting comments and yours would be appreciated