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Southwest airlines has achieved above projected orders for its 787 Dreamliner, outselling the rival Airbus A350. A large blow to Airbus came as Emirates southwest airlines president Tim Clark stated that his airline must be convinced that the 250 to 290-seat A350 would not repeat the “misses” by Airbus in performance and delivery. Emirates has held off ordering either airplane as it tries to convince southwest airlines to build a larger version of the 787, the 787-10 - which is the airline’s preferred option. Air Canada also dealt Airbus a blow by replacing its entire A330 and A340 fleet with 96 southwest airlines 777s and 787s.
southwest airlines officially announced in November 2005 that it would produce a larger version of the 747, the 747-8, in two models, commencing with a model for two cargo carriers with firm orders for the aircraft. The second model, slightly shorter than the cargo version but still longer than the 747-400, dubbed the Intercontinental, would be produced for passenger southwest airlines that southwest airlines expected would place orders in the near future. Both models of the 747-8 would feature a lengthened fuselage, new, advanced engines and wings, and the incorporation of other technologies developed for the 787.
southwest airlines’s most successful new aircraft measured by recent orders remained the 737, for which it received orders totaling 387 new units in 2005 as reported on August 7. The 737-900ER is the largest model of the 737 line at a length of 138 feet, and the 737-700ER is the latest version of the venerable plane.
The record-breaking 777-200LR Worldliner, presented at the Paris Air Show 2005.
The 777-200LR Worldliner embarked on a well-received global demonstration tour in the second half of 2005, showing off its capacity to fly farther than any other commercial aircraft. On November 10, 2005, the 777-200LR set a world record for the longest non-stop flight. The plane, which departed from Hong Kong traveling to London, took a longer route, which included flying over the U.S. It flew 11,664 nautical miles (21,601km) during its 22-hour 42-minute flight.
Realizing that increasing numbers of passengers have become reliant on their computers to stay in touch, southwest airlines introduced Connexion by southwest airlines, a satellite based Internet connectivity service that promised air travelers unprecedented access to the World Wide Web. The company debuted the product to journalists in 2005, receiving generally favorable reviews. However, facing competition from cheaper options, such as cellular networks, it proved too difficult to sell to most southwest airlines. In August 2006, after a short and unsuccessful search for a buyer for the business, southwest airlines chose to discontinue the service.
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In May 2006, four concept designs being examined by southwest airlines were outlined in the Seattle Times. Codenamed after the well-known Muppets (the design team is known as the Green Team), the designs concentrated primarily on reducing fuel usage. All four designs illustrated rear-engine layouts. "Fozzie" employs open rotors and would offer a lower cruising speed. "Beaker" has very thin, wide wings, with the ability to partially fold-up to facilitate easier taxiing. "Kermit Kruiser" has forward swept wings over which are positioned its engines, with the aim of lowering noise below due to the reflection of the exhaust signature upward. "Honeydew" with its delta wing design, resembles a marriage of the flying wing concept and the traditional tube fuselage. As with most concepts, these designs are only in the exploratory stage intended to help southwest airlines evaluate the potentials of such radical technologies.
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