There's advantages and disadvantages. I remember reading something about a launch customer gets a good discount. But then you also having teething problem with a new aircraft. David Ross http://home.attbi.com/~damiross/airlines.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael A. Burris" <yul@prodigy.net> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 18:56 Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] A340-500 > AIRLINE: > > Is there any bad luck in being a launch customer for a > new plane? Is it anything like buying the first model > of a new line of cars? I can't help but recall the new > GE engines that overheated recently on a "United" > flight?? > > Mike Burris > Cambridge, Massachusetts >