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2006-12-11 Southeast Asia

Singapore Airlines to buy Boeing 777s (not A380s)

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Posted by Steve White 2006-12-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I wonder will the death of Airbus kill the "EU Project"?

Airbus would have been a viable business if it wasn't for state interferance, and the US people would have benefitted from having a decent plane market.

Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-12-11 06:38|| 2006-12-11 06:38|| Front Page Top

#2 ..And apparently, a new version of the 747 has just been purchased by Lufthansa:

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-12489362.htm (That link is to the original story, I have seen a couple articles today that say the sale went through but can't find the new link)

If that doesn't kill the A380 once and for all, it's unkillable. Their best option at that point may be to build a few cargo versions for the EU military and call it a day.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-12-11 09:13|| 2006-12-11 09:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Once the bugs are worked out, the A380 will do fine, though not as profitable as Airbus hoped. It will have the cachet of being the largest passenger aircraft, much like in the heyday of the 747. But the A380 is a poor freighter, where economics rule. Too heavy and burns too much fuel. The 747-8F or future 787F and follow ons will have better economics.

Posted by ed 2006-12-11 09:28|| 2006-12-11 09:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Screw the Airbus. The fricking tails fall off. No way to check the structural wear on composites aside from literally banging on them with a hammer.

Posted by Icerigger 2006-12-11 15:26|| 2006-12-11 15:26|| Front Page Top

#5 And aluminum wiring in the A380. Now there is a confidence builder, heh.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-12-11 16:48|| 2006-12-11 16:48|| Front Page Top

#6 All modern transport aircraft have aluminum wiring.

Posted by TZSenator 2006-12-11 17:35|| 2006-12-11 17:35|| Front Page Top

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