……And Airbus will threaten to not maintain the aforementioned 2nd hand aircraft that customers purchase from Boeing and not Airbus.

And since when have Airbus maintained aircraft anyway – that’s usually down to the operating airline or a third party MRO.

Andy

PS: I think what Airbus actually said was that they wouldn’t provide warrantee support for said airplanes supplied by Boeing

Hey? Want a new car? I see you’ve got one that’s a year old and rather nice anyway, but wouldn’t you like this one? I’ll buy your old one off you. And I’ll fill the new one with fuel for you every time you run out. And I’ll fix it if it goes wrong. And I’ll buy you a new house by the beach. Now, don’t you want a new car? Don’t you?

I can tell you’re not a salesman. Because if you were, you’d recognise these sorts of deals (with incentives) go on all the time in all sorts of industries, not just cars and airplanes.

The only reason that the pro-Airbus people are getting all bent out of shape about what’s happening is that they think that Boeing might sell on Airbus a/c at lower prices than are available in the general marketplace, thus devaluing the Airbus product.

And of course Airbus won’t offer the same sorts of deals, because if they did they’d have hundreds of clapped out Boeings stuck on their back-lot! 😉

Andy

I don’t see it as being questionable – I see it as normal business practice. Several years ago, a Ford dealer bought my Vauxhall car from me in part exchange, and then that very same Ford dealer sold that Vauxhall car on its forecourt. Is that a questionable buy out, and if not why should Boeing be regarded any differently?

Andy

Typical uninformed reporting and surprising ignorance on the part of the FAA. The 747 is certified to continue on three, and I see no reason for a return or diversion in such circumstances.

Andy

1) Do all Embraer 170 have their own boarding stairs or is it optional?

Dunno. But I’ve flown on two Alitalia ERJ-170s and one United Express ERJ-170, and on each flight a set of ground steps or a jetway was used, so I presume neither AZ nor UA have gone for air-stairs even if they’re an option.

Andy

Hey, the one in that first picture is the actual one I flew IAD-DFW on – N632RW! Not only do they look smart, but they’re nice to fly in too – far nicerly, certainly, than a CRJ700 which has a similar capacity.

Andy

PS: I don’t think anywhere in the UK sees ERJ-170s regularly at present – AZ don’t use them to MAN anymore, and in BHX they are irregular as AZ seems to use 145s more often now. LOT used their 170s into MAN (think they’re on 145s again too at the moment though?), and LOT also use them into LHR sometimes but not every day I believe. Finnair -170s are due to go onto MAN later this year.

Andy

Is it on the USA mainland?

Sort of… See above!

Andy

Fairbanks, Alaska

Andy