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Thursday, March 5. 2020

Wrong business model: Airbus A380

Planning for the past can make you wrong for the future




Posted by The News Junkie at 16:24 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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I enjoy the aviation posts. They're a respite from the political insanity we endure but rightly consider.
#1 Mark (Link) on 2020-03-05 20:40 (Reply)
Considering the need to transport large numbers of US troops to Europe in the event of a war with Russia, would it make sense for the US DoD to buy up surplus 380’s?
#2 bob sykes on 2020-03-05 21:28 (Reply)
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#2.1 Humberto Albracht (Link) on 2020-03-06 03:59 (Reply)
They would have to downsize to use the 380. The 50-year old C% is larger and has more cargo capacity as well as the ability to carry vehicles as large as tanks.
#2.2 FRP on 2020-03-06 08:46 (Reply)
I learned this about Airbus in 2010(May be dated)
1. Airbus farms out parts production to countries like China with minimal oversight
2. Airbus doesn’t offer lifetime guarenytees in their planes. You can get limited warranty of different lengths depending on how much you want to afford.
#3 NS on 2020-03-05 23:03 (Reply)
The first A380 to go to scrap happened last year. Somebody besides Airbus took a bath on that one.

A couple of years back, I saw a documentary on the A380. I was impressed until the point at which the senior Airbus official talked about why they undertook the project to begin with. Beat Boeing is a strategy that might have been valid in the '60s and '70s, but these days it seem more reflective of the failure of the whole European Project.
#4 Phil, Jr. on 2020-03-06 07:38 (Reply)

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