Passing through FRA yesterday I was able to flip through the pages of FT Europe. Airbus had multiple ads, leading to a final full page ad, where they claimed they had more pax capacity than the competitor. I am sure 787's retaliation was against these claims.. It would be really interesting to see who will come out stronger on the 787 to 350 fight. This market is much more important than the 380's market. BAHA Fan of UA's service better than LH in coach. -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael C. Berch Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 12:03 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: SFGate: Boeing: New 787 Can Hold More Passengers On Nov 18, 2005, at 8:58 AM, Bill Hough wrote: > Thursday, November 17, 2005 (AP) > Boeing: New 787 Can Hold More Passengers > Good news for airlines: Boeing's new 787 jetliners will be able > to squeeze > in a few more passengers than the company had previously expected. > [...] > the company also updated its seat counts in part to reassure > airlines that they can pack in more paying customers than the > sample seat > counts previously given, if they choose different configurations. "Squeeze in"? "Pack in"? Gee, I'm *really* looking forward to flying on the 787 now... -- Michael C. Berch mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx