Hm, not the best c/s on a 340. I’m with phil in that I think it’s too plane ( ;)).

I like their scheme on their MD11’s though: http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1045580&WxsIERv=ZpQbaaryy%20Qbhtynf%20ZQ-11&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=Svaanve&QtODMg=Uryfvaxv%20-%20Inagnn%20%28URY%20%2F%20RSUX%29&ERDLTkt=Svaynaq&ktODMp=Ncevy%2023%2C%202006&BP=1&WNEb25u=Gbzzv%20Cragvx%E4vara&xsIERvdWdsY=BU-YTN&MgTUQtODMgKE=Arrq%20ercnvagvat.&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=22772&NEb25uZWxs=2006-05-15%2021%3A08%3A18&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=48449%2F455&static=yes&width=1200&height=812&sok=&photo_nr=7&prev_id=0936565&next_id=0465696

theres a 1hr 20mins vid on google video (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8260059923762628848&q=loose) based on the theory that it was planned by the US government. not saying I believe it and its not for here to start a discussion on what happened and who did what……..just pointing it out in reference to United 93

that c/s does look good on the 340. doesnt beat the US Airways 330 IMO though 🙂

How do people get to their seats? Is there a door at each seat?

Ok, roughly what we were told today:

– BAA are advising the shareholders to accept the offer of £9.50 per share, but it’s not totally finished yet. Goldman Sachs could still up that. Either way, it is still to be accepted by the major shareholders.

– Ferrovial do buy the majority shares, it is possible for a fast transaction to be made and for it all to be transfered by the end of the month (quick, I know).

– Ferrovial are interested in BAA because of the profits it makes and the progress of the company and ass such it is thought that nothing dramatic would change any time soon as they are obviously keen on how things are being done at the moment.

– The offer is for £10billion plus payment of the £5billion debt

– The aiports would still be run under the “BAA” brand and company (ie terms and conditions of contracts, staff (to an extent), contracts) – all that is really changing is the majority share holder and hence who has the greatest influence of what progress is made with the airports and (if they wish) which ones they would not like to keep

hope this is of some use

Happy Birthday oh Moderate one

My feeling on the long-haul high-capacity market right now is that there are a number of airlines waiting to see what happens when the A380 enters service. No one is moving at present, either towards Airbus or Boeing – order books with neither are growing, so the airlines can play a waiting game. I think we will see a significant number of orders in some 12 months to 18 months from now – i.e. between mid-2007 and the end of 2007. If the A380 goes into service with early adopters relatively smoothly and delivers on its performance guarantees, I think the majority of airlines sitting on the fence will start to talk more about acquisition of the big Airbus. If however there are snags that seem to be taking time to sort out, I think a number of airlines will start talking more seriously to Boeing.

I fully agree with this comment.

There are a large number of examples of airlines that don’t buy their “National Brand” or who have in the past but have changed this because another aircraft suits their needs better e.g. U.S. Airways A330.

For someone who is studying engineering in the UK, I hope that there is a job out there for me when I graduate and therefore put a lot of faith in UK Engineering. That doesn’t mean to say however, that I think for example BA should invest in the A380 because of its composition of UK Engineering. If it didn’t suit their needs it would be corporate suicide (not quite, but you know what I mean) and then we would be left without the (once dominant) British flag carrier.

Although I personally prefer Boeing aircraft, I appreciate the immense level of engineering that has gone into the A380 (as well as other Airbus aircraft) and I hope they have every success in it. As I said earlier, I do agree that customers are waiting to see what happens with the A380 and waiting to see the developments in the 748 project before committing. There are a large number of carriers across the globe (especially in Asia) that have had a very high utilisation of their 747 products and therefore will be in need to replace them with something similar in the next few decades.

Anyway, that’s my 2cents 🙂
Symon