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The_Goat
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| Caliguy wrote: | | Why oh why wont they convert the 787 to 789??? Can any insider find out it makes no sense. |
Possibly because the acquisition costs of the 789 are a lot higher and don't justify the profits that can allegedly be made on the India-US routes.
Possibly because the babu neta gang already have too many potential CBI enquiries on their plates because of the 777 deal and are recalcitrant to spend more money on a new airplane type?
Possibly because everyone realizes that an airline that loses money on a route like BOM-LHR should not even be running a fleet of bullock carts on the Sonepat - Panipat dirt road, let alone flying modern aircraft?
See, the possibilities are endless...
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sumantra
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| Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 8:07 am Post subject: |
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| The_Goat wrote: | | See, the possibilities are endless... |
Ha ha!
The committee that decided on the abeyance of the B789 plan had people from the advisory board as well, who are not Air India employees. It seems to be a well-informed committee. It is just that from the comfort of my armchair, I do not like the decision, as do many of us here.
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