AF esercita 4 opzioni per B773

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Air France Orders Four Additional Boeing 777-300ERs

SEATTLE, March 8, 2005 -- Air France recently ordered four additional Boeing [NYSE: BA] 777-300ERs through options it held from an existing contract.

The airplanes are valued at $920 million at list prices. Deliveries begin in April 2006. The orders were recently posted to Boeing 's orders website. Air France already operates eight 777-300ERs. The additional aircraft will be used on the airline's popular leisure routes to the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean.

Air France will arrange the 777-300ERs in a configuration that supports heavy demand for service on those routes. The airplanes also will be fitted with seatback in-flight entertainment systems in all classes.

"The 777's world-famous comfort, range and flexibility make it ideally suited for leisure routes like Paris to Reunion , Pointe-a-Pitre and Fort de France," said Marlin Dailey, vice president of Sales for Europe and Central Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "We are very pleased that Air France has again chosen the 777-300ER, based on the successful in-service experience they've had with their first 777-300ERs."

Air France took delivery of its first 777-300ER in April 2004. Air France 's existing backlog of eight 777-300ERs plus today's option exercises for four brings its total backlog for delivery to 12 airplanes.

"The 777-300ER has been a more efficient replacement for the previous airplanes on our routes and has significantly reduced community noise," said Patrick Alexandre, executive vice president of Commercial and International Networks for Air France . "It has proven itself in our fleet as a passenger-pleasing moneymaker on other routes like Paris to Tokyo . We are certain that its comfortable interior, together with the in-flight entertainment features and superior Air France service, will improve the flying experience for our customers going to the Caribbean and Indian Ocean locales."

The airplanes are powered by General Electric GE90-115B engines.

The range, efficiency, and reliability of the 777-300ER allows airlines to open new city pairs, provide greater flexibility in route planning, and enable point-to-point travel, which is preferred by passengers worldwide. To date, 681 777s (including 107 777-300ERs) have been sold to airlines around the world, making it the preferred product in its market segment by airlines and passengers.

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Su A.net dicono che la configurazione sarà 36 pax in Alizèe (36'') e 422 pax in Tempo (32'')

AF starebbe trattando anche per 2 B772LRF

Ciao
Claudio

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In Origine postato da B7E7-FLR
Su A.net dicono che la configurazione sarà 36 pax in Alizèe (36'') e 422 pax in Tempo (32'')

Sono per i Territori d'Oltremare?

DaV

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"The 777's world-famous comfort, range and flexibility make it ideally suited for leisure routes like Paris to Reunion , Pointe-a-Pitre and Fort de France," said Marlin Dailey, vice president of Sales for Europe and Central Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Sì, quindi sostituiranno i B744 e implicitamente rendono improbabile un ordine di B747Adv qualora venisse lanciato.
La mia opinione è che presto anche KL farà un ordine di B773.

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Boeing 777-200LR, World's Longest-Range Airplane, Makes First Flight

EVERETT, Wash., March 8, 2005 -- The first Boeing [NYSE:BA] 777-200LR Worldliner, the world's longest range commercial airplane, today completed its first flight and began a test program that will lead to its first delivery in January 2006.

The newest 777 took off from Everett, Wash., Paine Field at 10 a.m. local time. After approximately three hours, it landed at 1:02 p.m. at Seattle's Boeing Field.

Capts. Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann and Frank Santoni flew the airplane, which carries the distinctive new blue Boeing livery. Darcy-Hennemann is the 777-200LR project pilot and Santoni is the chief 777 program pilot for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

"The 777-200LR's ability to connect the world is amazing," Darcy-Hennemann said. "Flying the first flight is an honor and a rare opportunity."

The 777-200LR, capable of connecting virtually any two cities in the world nonstop, is the fifth 777 model. It can carry 301 passengers up to 9,420 nautical miles (17,445 kilometers).

During today's flight, Darcy-Hennemann and Santoni took the airplane to an altitude of 15,000 feet (4,572 meters) and an air speed of 270 knots, or about 310 miles (500 kilometers) per hour, customary on a first flight. Typically, the 777's cruise altitude is 35,000 feet (10,668 meters), and its cruise speed is Mach 0.84, about 484 miles (779 kilometers) per hour.

Darcy-Hennemann and Santoni tested some of the airplane's systems and structures, as on-board equipment recorded and transmitted real-time data to a flight-test team at Boeing Field.

The flight-test program will involve the airplane flown today and a second one that's being built. Those will prove the airplane's safety, reliability and service-ready condition during 500 flight hours and 300 ground test hours.

"We expect the 777-200LR to perform splendidly during flight test," said Lars Andersen, vice president - program manager, 777 program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "This airplane will carry 20 more passengers, offer 12 percent more revenue cargo volume, consume 25 percent less fuel per seat, and fly 600 nautical miles farther than the competition, the A340-500."

Certification by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Europe's Joint Aviation Authority is expected during the fourth quarter. The first 777-200LR Worldliner is to be delivered to Pakistan International Airlines. EVA Airways is also a launch customer.

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In Origine postato da B7E7-FLR
sostituiranno i B744 e implicitamente rendono improbabile un ordine di B747Adv qualora venisse lanciato.

AF non ha mai fatto parte dei possibili clienti europei interessati al 74A.

Marco

[sky3boy]

infatti ha preso i 380.....

il 773ER deve essere veramente eccezionale, e la fiducia di AF nella macchina lo dimostra...

ciao sky3boy

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In Origine postato da sky3boy
infatti ha preso i 380.....

Infatti.

il 773ER deve essere veramente eccezionale, e la fiducia di AF nella macchina lo dimostra........

ciao sky3boy

Confermo: oltre al range effettivo maggiore di quello dichiarato al momento del lancio (chissà il 380? ), AF ha dichiarato economie reali maggiori del previsto, tali da giustificare l'acquisto di macchine non proprio a buon mercato per servire destinazioni a yield medio e basso come i Territori d'oltremare.

Marco