Author Topic: Airbus 'Superjumbo' Deliveries Delayed (Read 1762 times)

Habu · « **on:** June 01, 2005, 07:55:42 PM »

Customers scream for compensation. Losses should be huge.

Hangtime · « **Reply #1 on:** June 01, 2005, 08:10:03 PM »

awww.

Such a shame.

Hate to see it.

My condolences to the Airbus Team.

gotta stop typing now. My nose has grown to the point that I can't reach the keyboard without dripping snot on the monitor.

bunch · « **Reply #2 on:** June 01, 2005, 09:09:42 PM »

Dont be so shortsighted.
Boeing needs competition to win.
Otherwise you ride in a 767 the rest of your life

Hangtime · « **Reply #3 on:** June 01, 2005, 09:21:48 PM »

LOL..

If it don't say 'Boeing' I ain't going. Competition is well and good.. just don't expect me to ever pay a farging dime to park my bellybutton in a seat on the 'competitions' airplanes.

Hangtime · « **Reply #4 on:** June 01, 2005, 09:40:26 PM »

you back again? sheesh. how many user agreements do you violate a day, anyway?

WRGT to your frevrent wish regarding my demise on a Boeing... don't hold yer breath.

on second thought, please do.

Wolfala · « **Reply #5 on:** June 01, 2005, 11:02:14 PM »

Well, there is a tried and true saying in business "you do not make a promise that you cannot deliver on."

Hell, my handsomehunk was tasked to fly the CEO of our company about 300km north for an 8am meeting, which meant wheels up at 0430. But...my alarm was set for PM rather then AM. Since taught me to get a 24 / hr alarm clock.

But hey, thats how we learn. Boeing has done it before - i'd imagine Airbus as well.

Wolf

Saintaw · « **Reply #6 on:** June 02, 2005, 12:19:24 AM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime
... don't hold yer breath.

on second thought, please do.

Ahem

Gixer · « **Reply #7 on:** June 02, 2005, 12:54:14 AM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime
LOL..

If it don't say 'Boeing' I ain't going. Competition is well and good.. just don't expect me to ever pay a farging dime to park my bellybutton in a seat on the 'competitions' airplanes.

Whether you pay a dime to sit in the seat or not and always stick to Boeing is irrelevant since your still benefiting from the competition.

Personally I've always prefered Boeings as well, with the 722 and 742 being my favourties but I still wish Airbus all the best and think they make great aircraft.

Just a shame the WTO has been dragged into the spat between the two I'm sure they have better things to do with their time at the moment then referee a fight.

~~...-Gixer~~

Gixer · « **Reply #8 on:** June 02, 2005, 01:06:06 AM »

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Originally posted by bunch
Otherwise you ride in a 767 the rest of your life

767 is a nice plane though, have a look at this clip from MSFS.

http://www.fsclips.com/aircraft.html

~~...-Gixer~~

bunch · « **Reply #9 on:** June 02, 2005, 01:30:14 AM »

I like all the 700 series, but they only ri$k to make the new ones because of competition. No A350 = no 787 = you ride in a 767 the rest of your life.

beet1e · « **Reply #10 on:** June 02, 2005, 04:04:07 AM »

A delay? No big deal. I read the text, but I couldn't find any reference to customers "screaming" for compensation, or anything about "huge losses".

Gh0stFT · « **Reply #11 on:** June 02, 2005, 04:44:48 AM »

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Originally posted by Hangtime
LOL..

If it don't say 'Boeing' I ain't going. Competition is well and good.. just don't expect me to ever pay a farging dime to park my bellybutton in a seat on the 'competitions' airplanes.

Oh mein Gott! now THIS is a big loss for Airbus LOL

Momus-- · « **Reply #12 on:** June 02, 2005, 04:52:54 AM »

Funny, it's not as if Boeing ever exceeded the original cost/time estimates on any of its projects, right?

Dinger · « **Reply #13 on:** June 02, 2005, 05:19:57 AM »

Um. Pan Am expressed an interest in a large aircraft in 1965. In 1966, Boeing proposed a design, and agreed to deliver it by 1970. It entered service in December, 1969.

Come to think of it, I can't find any cases of major delays in Boeing's bringing a completely new commercial airframe to market. Now, delays undoubtedly do occur, such as the 737 backlog a few years ago, but on a new aircraft, on which the company is banking everything and concerning which there is more than a little debate about the utility or demand, delays are poison. Hell, if I'm buying aircraft, I'd be seriously considering an A380, since they'll be going at fire-sale prices.

Torque · « **Reply #14 on:** June 02, 2005, 06:22:59 AM »

well habu, since goodrich has a landing gear manufacturing facilities in oakville ont, which makes components and tests gear for the A380. i'm all for the plane doing well.