Etihad to use new B787 on DUB route

Dublin Spotter

First EK good news and this tops it.

etiihad said the fuel-efficient Dreamliner will initially be used on routes to Dublin, Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing and Nagoya, Delhi and Istanbul

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/etihad-be-top-dreamliner-operator-after-2-8bn-deal-434733.html

Tenger

Good news but we will still have to wait till 2014-15 to see it.

lord lucan

Tenger wrote: »

Good news but we will still have to wait till 2014-15 to see it.

Something to look forward to.:D

kevjob

The Etihad B787-9 are due from 2014. They will get 3 or 4 delivered in 2014.

Bearcat

It's nothing special to look at IMO , if anything much lower to the ground than say a A330......., just a fuel efficient plastic aero plane says me with a jaundiced eye:)

bringitdown

Dublin, Kuala Lumpur

Sweet when I come home in 2014 it would be a 787 all the way ... KUL - AUH - DUB.

drdeadlift

Bearcat wrote: »

It's nothing special to look at IMO , if anything much lower to the ground than say a A330......., just a fuel efficient plastic aero plane says me with a jaundiced eye:)

It will be great to see it once,but to me its not a very aww inspiring aircraft.Im with Bearcat on this one.

David086

Have to say the 787 looks awful. Just something about it that it doesn't do it for me.

galwayjohn89

Im the complete opposite 787 is a beautiful aircraft to look at. Cant wait to see it.

donvito99

I think it looks great, especially the engines. It would look even better in EI livery, but Mr Mannion ruled that out

Tenger

drdeadlift wrote: »

It will be great to see it once,but to me its not a very aww inspiring aircraft.Im with Bearcat on this one.

I can't say I dislike OR like it. In that regard it is quite uninspiring. I have yet to see it in the flesh (so to speak) but looking at pics I think the slightly larger windows make it look smaller than it is. (something to do with size ratio's I assume?)

I think the wingflex looks very impressive but I'll reserve my final opinion until next month when apparently it will visit DUB during the 14th Annual International Aviation Finance Conference. Takes place in 4 Seasons Hotel from Jan 24-26th.

And while I think the A380 is ungainly and bulkly looking I still love looking at them. I have seen one turning sharply to line up at LHR and she looked pretty elegant then- http://www.flickr.com/photos/tearbringer/3523627956/in/photostream/

FuzzyDunlop100

Tenger wrote: »

I can't say I dislike OR like it. In that regard it is quite uninspiring. I have yet to see it in the flesh (so to speak) but looking at pics I think the slightly larger windows make it look smaller than it is. (something to do with size ratio's I assume?)

I think the wingflex looks very impressive but I'll reserve my final opinion until next month when apparently it will visit DUB during the 14th Annual International Aviation Finance Conference. Takes place in 4 Seasons Hotel from Jan 24-26th.

And while I think the A380 is ungainly and bulkly looking I still love looking at them. I have seen one turning sharply to line up at LHR and she looked pretty elegant then- http://www.flickr.com/photos/tearbringer/3523627956/in/photostream/

Will we get advanced notice of when this is landing?

Tenger

FuzzyDunlop100 wrote: »

Will we get advanced notice of when this is landing?

Only rumours so far but if it is going to happen I'm sure a spotter or two will get 2-3 days notice.

Dublin Spotter

Is it the Etihad A380 or B787 coming to DUB

Mr Simpson

I actually really like the B787, I think it's a hell of a lot nicer to look at than the beast that is the A380.

Dublin Spotter wrote: »

Is it the Etihad A380 or B787 coming to DUB

B787, I don't think you'll see an A380 in Dub for a long time.

donvito99

Etihad said earlier this week they were in talks with IrishGov over EI stake....

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/ireland-denies-etihad-talks-on-aer-lingus-stake-438894.html

Ireland has no plans to discuss the sale of its stake in Aer Lingus Group to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, a government spokesman has said.

Leo Varadkar, the Irish transport minister, will meet with Etihad CEO James Hogan during a visit to the Gulf, but will limit talks to “tourism matters" John Carroll, the spokesman, told Bloomberg on Friday.

The comments came after Dubai daily Gulf News reported earlier on Friday that the meeting would include a discussion of Ireland’s 25 percent stake in Aer Lingus.

Etihad, which launched flights to Dublin in 2007, announced a recruitment drive in Ireland in October to find at least 100 new Irish employees to support the carrier's growth around the world.

Also in October, the UK's Financial Times said that Etihad had approached the Irish Government regarding its stake in Aer Lingus.

At the time, Varadkar said that he would not sell it for less than €1 per share, which would value the stake at €132.4m ($168.4m) and Aer Lingus at €529.6m, the newspaper said.

Etihad Airways said December 19 it would increase a stake in Air Berlin to 29 percent and provide financing for the purchase of new aircraft.

As part of the deal the German carrier will share flight codes with Etihad and shift flights from Dubai to Abu Dhabi.

..further complicating everything