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2006-07-21 Europe

Airbus Wins $7.5 Bln Order From Singapore Airlines

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Posted by anonymous2u 2006-07-21 17:05|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So much for my favorite Asian carrier.

Posted by cruiser 2006-07-21 18:30|| 2006-07-21 18:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Stay home then.

Posted by Thater Thuck4147 2006-07-21 18:45|| 2006-07-21 18:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Aw, feelings hurt? LOL. I don't have to stay home, moron, there are many others to choose from. Piss off.

Posted by cruiser 2006-07-21 18:51|| 2006-07-21 18:51|| Front Page Top

#4 cruiser: So much for my favorite Asian carrier.

There's always Cathay Pacific. Or Eva Air. If you're looking for transcontinental Asian flights, that is. Although price is a key concern in this time of skyrocketing fares, I try to fly United, Northwest or Continental whenever I head out to Asia from the states.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-07-21 20:33|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-07-21 20:33|| Front Page Top

#5 You're right, ZF.

I fly transpacific regularly and will replace their aging 747-400's (aging because they were early adopters, just as they are here with the 380s) with these A380s on those routes. Never an empty seat in tourist - so a bigger cattle-car is an obvious boon on those routes - and everyone thinks a ticket is a license to become and importer, LOL. That was the source of my reaction.

Cathay flies a decent mix, but it was all Airbus on the routes I needed over the last year. Eva's OK, I've flown on them maybe a dozen times, but it sure isn't SA in food or "customer care", darnit. SA was, indeed, my favorite Asian carrier - very classy in all respects. But no Airbus flights for me.

I was merely lamenting that I know this purchase will directly affect me - and cause me to switch carriers. I don't know why it elicited such a pointless response from the fool. I'll miss SA and, since I always fly Biz or First, they'll miss me, as well.

Posted by cruiser 2006-07-21 20:59|| 2006-07-21 20:59|| Front Page Top

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