Virgin Atlantic ordina il Dreamliner
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http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q2/070424a_pr.html
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http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q2/070424a_pr.html
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Non è chiaro se sia un'intenzione di Branson o una supposizione del giornale. La cosa certa è che il 787-9 non potrà coprire la LHR-SYD e la LHR-MEL senza pesanti limitazioni; già la LHR-PER imporrebbe meno limiti.
Virgin to fly non-stop from London to Sydney
David Robertson in Chicago
April 25, 2007
VIRGIN Atlantic will become the first airline to fly non-stop from London to Australia after buying 43 new, fuel-efficient aircraft from Boeing.
Sir Richard Branson, the airline’s chairman, announced the US$8 billion ($9.6 billion) order for up to 43 787 Dreamliners. They will allow Virgin to launch super-longhaul flights to Perth and later to Syndey and Melbourne.
The 787 is the most fuel-efficient commercial aircraft built to date, making the 17-hour flight to Australia economically viable for the first time. Virgin is also planning to launch a 16-hour direct flight to Hawaii once it takes delivery of the 787s in 2011.
Qantas considered launching a non-stop service last year using 777s, but it abandoned the idea because the increased fuel required would cut revenues.
Sir Richard announced the 787 order in Chicago, the home of Boeing, after the introduction of a Virgin Atlantic service to the American city.
He billed the order as a step towards making aviation “greener”, as the 787s will burn 27 per cent less fuel than the Airbus A340s they will replace.
Virgin is also launching a partnership with Boeing to develop other eco-friendly measures intended to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft. The partnership is a response to criticism from environmentalists that airlines are increasing their contribution to climate change at a time when other industries are seeking to cut emissions.
Aviation is growing so rapidly that, despite the introduction of new, more efficient aircraft such as the 787, the industry’s share of global CO2 production is forecast to rise from 2 to 3 per cent now to 5 to 6 per cent.
Virgin, Boeing and General Electric, which makes engines, are working to develop a bio-fuel capable of powering an aircraft. They plan to use a Virgin 747 jumbo next year to demonstrate that fuels made from organic matter can power a jet aircraft.
Virgin and Boeing are also working on a system of towing aircraft to “starting grids” near the head of a runway to cut the amount of time that engines are running on the ground.
This system is being tested at Heathrow, Gatwick and San Francisco airports.
Sir Richard said yesterday that towing aircraft to the runway would cut CO2 emissions on the ground by 50 per cent.
“We all have the responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint and doing nothing should not be an option for any airline,” he said.
The Australian
Virgin to fly non-stop from London to Sydney
David Robertson in Chicago
April 25, 2007
VIRGIN Atlantic will become the first airline to fly non-stop from London to Australia after buying 43 new, fuel-efficient aircraft from Boeing.
Sir Richard Branson, the airline’s chairman, announced the US$8 billion ($9.6 billion) order for up to 43 787 Dreamliners. They will allow Virgin to launch super-longhaul flights to Perth and later to Syndey and Melbourne.
The 787 is the most fuel-efficient commercial aircraft built to date, making the 17-hour flight to Australia economically viable for the first time. Virgin is also planning to launch a 16-hour direct flight to Hawaii once it takes delivery of the 787s in 2011.
Qantas considered launching a non-stop service last year using 777s, but it abandoned the idea because the increased fuel required would cut revenues.
Sir Richard announced the 787 order in Chicago, the home of Boeing, after the introduction of a Virgin Atlantic service to the American city.
He billed the order as a step towards making aviation “greener”, as the 787s will burn 27 per cent less fuel than the Airbus A340s they will replace.
Virgin is also launching a partnership with Boeing to develop other eco-friendly measures intended to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft. The partnership is a response to criticism from environmentalists that airlines are increasing their contribution to climate change at a time when other industries are seeking to cut emissions.
Aviation is growing so rapidly that, despite the introduction of new, more efficient aircraft such as the 787, the industry’s share of global CO2 production is forecast to rise from 2 to 3 per cent now to 5 to 6 per cent.
Virgin, Boeing and General Electric, which makes engines, are working to develop a bio-fuel capable of powering an aircraft. They plan to use a Virgin 747 jumbo next year to demonstrate that fuels made from organic matter can power a jet aircraft.
Virgin and Boeing are also working on a system of towing aircraft to “starting grids” near the head of a runway to cut the amount of time that engines are running on the ground.
This system is being tested at Heathrow, Gatwick and San Francisco airports.
Sir Richard said yesterday that towing aircraft to the runway would cut CO2 emissions on the ground by 50 per cent.
“We all have the responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint and doing nothing should not be an option for any airline,” he said.
The Australian
Ma com'è la situazione slot a CDG? Non si trova piu' niente come a LHR?
Comunque non penso che AF sarà felice di avere Virgin come concorrente in casa sua e come al solito col protezionismo francese fara di tutto per ostacolarla...