Originally posted by: freegeeks
linky
I remember all the cheerleading threads when Airbus had difficulties. It looks like the Boeing plastic plane will not fly anytime soon
Originally posted by: alchemize
6 months < 2 years (and counting).
Originally posted by: alchemize
6 months < 2 years (and counting).
Originally posted by: Skoorb
I wonder if anybody who went from airbus to boeing will now cancel the 787 order afterall and get back in line for an AB
Originally posted by: Skoorb
I wonder if anybody who went from airbus to boeing will now cancel the 787 order afterall and get back in line for an AB
Originally posted by: freegeeks
Originally posted by: Skoorb
I wonder if anybody who went from airbus to boeing will now cancel the 787 order afterall and get back in line for an AB
the A350 is a candidate. It's going to depend if there are even more Boeing delays. The A350 is coming into service in 2013. The 787 is such a success that some customers have to wait for years to get their 787's. Maybe Airbus can step in and lure some of these customers away.
Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: freegeeks
Originally posted by: Skoorb
I wonder if anybody who went from airbus to boeing will now cancel the 787 order afterall and get back in line for an AB
the A350 is a candidate. It's going to depend if there are even more Boeing delays. The A350 is coming into service in 2013. The 787 is such a success that some customers have to wait for years to get their 787's. Maybe Airbus can step in and lure some of these customers away.
that's assuming the A350 isn't delayed some more.
and good luck with the euro at $1.50.
Originally posted by: TheSlamma
Once they are ready for production about how long does it take to make each one of these planes?
Originally posted by: Martin
I don't know why Boeing isn't hedging its bets as Airbus is doing. The A350 could have come earlier, sure, but when it goes into production Airbus will have a full lineup of products, from the cheapo A320s to the 380, whereas Boeing won't have anything in the top end other than the by-then 45 year old 747.
Originally posted by: Rainsford
Originally posted by: Martin
I don't know why Boeing isn't hedging its bets as Airbus is doing. The A350 could have come earlier, sure, but when it goes into production Airbus will have a full lineup of products, from the cheapo A320s to the 380, whereas Boeing won't have anything in the top end other than the by-then 45 year old 747.
Hedging your bets is expensive, and I think Boeing is betting on the fact that the market will go in one particular direction instead of needing a broad range of products. Huge planes are great, but I think the market is somewhat limited. As midsize airports grow, the idea of hub and spoke systems will shrink in importance. Making good midsize planes like the 787 way more desirable than a plane even larger than a 747 for all but the absolute major routes. And Boeing has the 777 near the top end, which will probably fill many large aircraft needs. Conceding the absolute top of the market to Airbus might not be a major issue if the top of the market isn't all that big.
Originally posted by: Wreckem
The 787 has some potential design flaws that need to be checked by flight tests/crash tests.
It is yet to be seen if the thing is going to shatter into pieces if it crashes. It is also yet to be seen if the copper in the wings to conduct lightning strikes will hold up with the constant pressure/abuse put on it.
They had to put copper in the wings to conduct lightinging because it would otherwise shatter the wing.,
Dan Rather had an interesting report on the 787 a month or so back.