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Originally Posted by Dave Powell
and so we await equal hysteria to that surrounding the A380 delays..........  |
What will be most interesting is the compensation dollars that Boeing will have fork out..more importantly how they go about it. The A380 delays did wonders for A330 sales due to airlines opting to order discounted A330s over receiving compensation cash... wonder if Boeing will adopt a similar pricing strategy for their 777s since the 767 wouldn't really be an attractive option for airlines.
There have been rumours circulating that Virgin Atlantic is planning to cancel its 787 order due to the delays and in the interim order some 777s.
Thing is though, I doubt Boeing and GE would be too willing to give heavy discounts on their 772LRs or 773ERs...and at the same time I get the impression not many airlines would be interested in additional 772ER since it is now widely known that the 772LR out-performs the -200ER on missions greater than ~5000nm due to its ability to lift more cargo.