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Airbus Scraps Target of 30 A380 Sales as Demand Dwindles
Airbus SAS abandoned a target of selling 30 A380 superjumbo jets this year, as airlines opt for smaller, less-expensive airliners in an economic slump. Airbus has struggled with its flagship model, after cracks emerged in wing components and output in the first half only reached a third of the annual goal of 30 deliveries. (www.bloomberg.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The Airbusdenburg.....
LOL.
Sad part is that the 747 had it's share of teething problems too, although I don't think there were near as many or as serious as some that the 380 has had. Boeing had been at it a long time and probably saw some of those coming. AB has a whole bunch on their plate right now. Although Boeing does it to some degree, it probably doesn't help them any by mfg. in one place and assemble elsewhere else.
Sad part is that the 747 had it's share of teething problems too, although I don't think there were near as many or as serious as some that the 380 has had. Boeing had been at it a long time and probably saw some of those coming. AB has a whole bunch on their plate right now. Although Boeing does it to some degree, it probably doesn't help them any by mfg. in one place and assemble elsewhere else.
Somebody's wearing some rose-tinted glasses I see. The 747 has had more than it's fair share of troubles, read a little history;
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Aerospace/Boeing_747/Aero21.htm
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19890225&id=u35QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qhIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6778,6565889
Notable 'serious' problems discovered on the 747 include the structurally inadequate cargo door, mentioned in the article above, the discovery of the need for fuel inerting on TWA 800, among numerous other airworthiness directives issued over the years.
The Airbus A380 in comparison is a young airplane with new engines, and as such is going through an infant mortality period where they're finding lots of things to fix. The 747 has been tempered with age, as most of the serious issues have already been remedied.
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Aerospace/Boeing_747/Aero21.htm
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19890225&id=u35QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qhIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6778,6565889
Notable 'serious' problems discovered on the 747 include the structurally inadequate cargo door, mentioned in the article above, the discovery of the need for fuel inerting on TWA 800, among numerous other airworthiness directives issued over the years.
The Airbus A380 in comparison is a young airplane with new engines, and as such is going through an infant mortality period where they're finding lots of things to fix. The 747 has been tempered with age, as most of the serious issues have already been remedied.
Ha Ha..Wayne rumour has it in the early days parts of the electrics were made as AC and the part it needed to mate with was using DC. After they got that fixed they realised that the male connector did not fit the female side of the job. Then there was the famous crash at an airshow where the top test pilot trusted all in the FMS and the machine flew into a forest. Then they decided it was NOT engineers they needed but more MBAs from a certain MBA school in France. Then they decided they needed statisticians to work out probabilities. As noted below why operators went for the A380 really has me puzzled??. The UK has now decided we need more apprentices after giving out worthless social science quals for the last 15 years.
The safety record of the 747 is remarkably good. 747 pilots have explained to me years ago that on account of the amount of redundancy in just about every key system in the aircraft, the risk of fatal malfunction is extremely low.
The Singapore airline A380s always seem to be pretty full, in all classes