Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Considers Adding Stretched 787

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  1. gregm

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    Another $ in Boeing's pocket. :)

    Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., poised to receive its first Boeing Co. Dreamliner, is considering whether to add the stretched 787-10 version of the world’s first composite jet.

    “It would make a lot of sense for us to have some -10s,” Chairman Richard Branson, 63, said in an interview yesterday in Dallas. “We are definitely exploring that.”

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    gregm, May 6, 2014
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    It will be interesting to see how Virgin Atlantic's fleet changes over the next decade as they move away from an exclusive "4 engines 4 long-haul".
     
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    And metal to plastic.
     
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    The VS A340 I flew LHR-LAX last month was very tired...looking forward to flying their better a/c at some point.

    :)
     
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    Just FYI, the 4 engines slogan was an Airbus slogan that VS agreed to carry, not something VS created.
     
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