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Airbus says A350 risk minimized as first flight looms
European planemaker Airbus has vowed to avoid the problems which led to the grounding of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner as the clock ticks towards a maiden flight seen as barely one week away. (Approximately 3/4 of the way through the article it mentions the growth of the Asian market ... a topic briefly touched on in our posts a few weeks ago.) (finance.yahoo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Of course the A350 will avoid the problems that the 787 had with the Lithium Ion battery. Airbus ditched the idea of an Li battery on the A350 during the 787 grounding.
Imagine that. And what batteries will the 777X carry, I wonder?
Something not said in this whole controversy is the fact that there are only two major airframers left, and it does not behoove the airlines for that to get down to one! That's why major airlines split orders between the two, even though it ups their logistics costs, i.e., maintenance, training, etc. Competition is the name of the game, and it's tough to find that with only one major manufacturer left.
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they do not build crappy planes. i live where boeing is headquartered so i'm a big boeing supporter. but when i worked for an airline, there were those who believed airbus was superior technologically, but then there were those who preferred boeing. it's just personal opinion. neither of them build "crappy planes".
Thank you for your sensible and mature comment, Donna. Too many people here are simply prejudice. I can't think of any other reason for the world's duopoly in aircraft to be considered crappy planes.
With Phil's logic you would think all these U.S. airlines are crazy for buying Airbus planes.
With Phil's logic you would think all these U.S. airlines are crazy for buying Airbus planes.
I agree with John.
There are TONS of articles by experts that point out the flaws in Airbus' composite materials. A simple google search proves there are fundamental flaws in the structural integrity of Airbus aircraft. This isn't a Boeing vs Airbus debate, but a safety issue that Airbus continually ignores.