Many of the people flying Emirates are using Bahrain as a connection point. Baha, It's 30,000, not 40,000, being laid off from GM (i.e. 9% of the workforce, it's spread out of 2-3 years, and not everyone will be fired - some of the 30,000 will be people who retire or quit and aren't replaced) and if you don't like the USA then get the hell out. Even with the hassles we face flying and the politically correct crapheads we call representatives and senators, our country is more free than Bahrain, Singapore, and 98% of the rest of the world. And women in the USA get more freedoms than 100% of the Mid-East Countries (outside of Israel). David R -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bahadir Acuner Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 17:52 To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: SFGate: Emirates Airlines to Buy 42 Boeing 777s Bryant, You know what? US looks like a place you want to get the hell out of there these days.. Shooting in Tacoma Mall, 40000 GM workers losing their jobs, a government that practices and doesn't even deny torture.... Emirates serves Dubai really well.. Dubai is an awesome place to live, work, do business in.. Baha Fan of watching AC Milan live on Wednesday -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bryant Petitt Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 5:21 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: SFGate: Emirates Airlines to Buy 42 Boeing 777s ....Does this mean I might possibly use my CO FF points on Emirates in the future in FC?..... I certainly can't now. 42 777's! that is pretty impressive. I didn't know that many people in the Emirates flew enough to fill that many planes. But then again, if you live somewhere like Bahrain, as liberal as it is, you would want to get the Hell out of there at every possible opportunity, for sure. Margaritaville, it Ain't. Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA Fan of getting the hell out of Dodge (or Doha) as the case may be..... --- Bill Hough <psa188@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > =20 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This article was sent to you by someone who found it > on SFGate. > The original article can be found on SFGate.com > here: > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/n/a/2005/11/20/financial/= > f121516S36.DTL > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Monday, November 21, 2005 (AP) > Emirates Airlines to Buy 42 Boeing 777s > By LARA SUKHTIAN, Associated Press Writer > > > (11-21) 01:17 PST DUBAI, United Arab Emirates > (AP) -- > > Emirates Airlines has placed an order for 42 > Boeing 777 jets worth $9.7 > billion at list prices, the airlines' chairman said > Sunday, while China > has signed a deal to buy 70 Boeing 737 airliners > valued at $4 billion. > Chinese airlines also will buy 80 more soon, the > government said Sunday > during a visit to Beijing by President Bush. > > Sheik Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said the > Emirates' aircraft - to = > be > powered by General Electric Co. GE-90 engines in a > deal worth $2.5 billion > - include 24 Boeing 777-300 ERs, plus 10 > 777-200 LR Worldliners and > eight 777 freighters. > > Emirates, which has a current fleet of 83 planes, > is scheduled to receive > the first aircraft from the order in 2007, and has > an option to buy 20 > more 777s. > > The announcement was made at the annual Dubai > Airshow, the largest > regional aircraft exhibition. > > Emirates is already the largest customer for > Airbus' huge double-decker > A380, which made its maiden Mideast flight at the > Dubai air show. > > The 777-200LR, which earlier this month broke the > world distance record > for commercial airliners, will also allow Emirates > to start nonstop > flights to long-range destinations on the U.S. West > Coast and in South > America, he said. The 777-200LR is the world's > longest range commercial > jetliner, able to travel more than 13,000 miles > nonstop, according to > Chicago-based Boeing Co. > > The deal boosts the airline's order book to 132, > with a total value of > $37.4 billion. Emirates is awaiting delivery of 23 > 777-300ERs, 45 A380s, > 20 A340-600s and two Airbus A310Fs. > > Industry analysts had expected Emirates to place > orders with both Boeing > and European rival Airbus Industries at the Dubai > air show. > > In China, the Boeing 737 deal was announced by > the official Xinhua News > Agency as Bush met Sunday with Chinese President Hu > Jintao. > > Beijing often announces large purchases of > American airliners in > connection with visits by U.S. leaders in an effort > to mollify > Washington's frustration at China's surging trade > surplus. > > Xinhua gave only the catalog value of the planes > and didn't say what > Chinese carriers would pay for them. Buyers > typically negotiate hefty > discounts on sizable orders. > > They are to be delivered between 2006 and 2008 to > Chinese carriers Air > China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern > Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, > Xiamen Airlines, Shandong Airlines, Hainan Airlines > and Shenzhen Airlines, > according to Xinhua. > > It said the planes were being bought on behalf of > the airlines by a > state-owned company that imports aircraft. That > company "will soon sign > another purchase agreement with Boeing for 80 more > B737 aircraft," Xinhua > said. > > Hu told Bush that China would take steps to > reduce its trade surplus with > the United States but didn't discuss specific > measures. China's trade > surplus with the United States hit a record $162 > billion in 2004 and is > expected to pass $200 billion this year. > > Boeing says it expects Chinese carriers to buy > more than 2,600 new > aircraft worth $213 billion over the next two > decades as the country's > economy grows and more people travel. > > Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways also announced > Sunday that it agreed to buy > six Airbus A320s, bringing the total number of that > aircraft type in its > fleet to 10. The low-budget, no-frills carrier > expects to take receipt of > the new planes sometime between 2007 and 2010. No > value for the order was > given. > --------------------------------------------------------------------= > -- > Copyright 2005 AP > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com