tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post612259849157511782..comments2024-02-19T16:15:03.733-08:00Comments on View from the control tower: Boeings are back!CaptainVectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340951040263403005noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3356602344547709264.post-80477652520802614322009-08-17T01:15:56.809-07:002009-08-17T01:15:56.809-07:00Captain Vector:
Great Blog. I LOVE the pics from ...Captain Vector:<br /><br />Great Blog. I LOVE the pics from the new(er) tower at LAX. I sat MANY MANY Days atop the theme building when it was still allowed, watching planes land. Never get tired of seeing magnificent airliners coming and going.<br /><br />RE:Boeings are Back<br /><br />I've been doing corporate travel bookings for more years than I care to admit.(30+)<br /><br />We are actually seeing a LOT of people booking AWAY from Long Haul Airbus 300 series right now. I think they have a real black eye, especially because people have a feeling that Air France, Airbus and the French Gov't really didn't WANT to find the black boxes, so liability could not be proved.<br /><br />It's a sad time for Airbus. Until they can reassure the public of the TRUE reason for the crash of AF#447 was NOT the plane itself, we may see a continued trend of "booking away."<br /><br />I'm not surprised that you're seeing more and more Airbus long haul planes disappear from the longest markets. The only NEW entrant I've seen in QANTAS's A380 service to Sydney and Melbourne.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com