Cathay Pacific hesitant to buy A380

[toulouse]

Cathay Pacific hesitant to buy EADS's Airbus A380 plane due to limited range

Cathay Pacific Airways for the time being does not plan to order EADS's Airbus A380 airplane due to its limited range and limited cargo capacity, chief executive Tony Tyler

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/...3-21215700.htm

[9V-JKL]

Seems like it wont do LAX-HKG year-round on what CX expects of it

[toulouse]

i think ..cathay not order A380 ...because it had a very bad experience with A340 600..

[singaporu_kooku]

i think ..cathay not order A380 ...because it had a very bad experience with A340 600..

Unlikely.. In my opinion, they have weighted the benefits of A380, but haven't found a compelling reason to order it yet. They may order it in the future, but in the mean time maybe not.

[milehighj]

I find it interesting that a number of top-tier, financially stable carriers (CX, BA, JL come to mind) have, as yet, not committed to 747-400 replacements.

[9V-JKL]

Actually BA has......12 firm + 7 more on options in late Sep this year.

[WSSS]

I don't think CX won't buy the A380 so soon, they may, they may not. They may buy the 747-8I instead. I think they are looking at the performance of SQ's A380 before deciding whether to buy the Superjumbo.

[flyguy]

they will buy the A380 sooner or later as they do have a few routes that easily can support the A380s

[KevSQ]

Any chance does anyone knows that CX 882 would be a refurbished seat instead of CX 884?

*Finger cross*

Thanks!!

03 Tu
04 We
05 Th
06 Fr
07 Sa
08 Su
09
CX884 HKG 13:10 LAX 09:35 0 12:25 EQV
CX882 HKG 16:25 LAX 12:55 0 12:30 74J
CX880 HKG 23:40 LAX 20:15 0 12:35 EQV

[jjpb3]

Any chance does anyone knows that CX 882 would be a refurbished seat instead of CX 884?

You'll have to page our resident CX experts kchika and RJA for that.

[kchika]

Any chance does anyone knows that CX 882 would be a refurbished seat instead of CX 884?

*Finger cross*

Thanks!!

03 Tu
04 We
05 Th
06 Fr
07 Sa
08 Su
09
CX884 HKG 13:10 LAX 09:35 0 12:25 EQV
CX882 HKG 16:25 LAX 12:55 0 12:30 74J
CX880 HKG 23:40 LAX 20:15 0 12:35 EQV

Which day of week are you flying?

[KevSQ]

Which day of week are you flying?

Hi...it's today...Cx 882 (6/12/07)

Rgds,

[flyboy777]

Actually BA has......12 firm + 7 more on options in late Sep this year.

BA has a fleet of 57 B747-400s - the largest 400s series operator in the world. BA have only announced orders to replace half the B747 fleet with a mix of B787s & A380s. They are still deciding between B787-10, A350XWB & B777-300ERs for the bulk of the fleet. Interestingly, not B747-8 OR A380.

If it's LAX-HKG (year round) they should take the B747-8I. It has greater range, they've already got them coming in freighter format & they would complement the fleet very well.