I am guessing that the phrase used at the end of that post is in reference to a thread I made made previously? If so that thread was specifically in
relation to the forthcoming single aisle tussle and nothing to do with the rest of Airbus' woes.
At least I see that Forgeard and Humbert have resigned, good. This was the very first thing that needed to happen for Airbus to *start* to repair the
damage that has been done in recent months. If they had turned up at Farnborough with either of those two still in office they would have had no shred
of credibility left. At least this shows a bit of positive thinking and a public ackowledgement that screw ups have occurred. Like an alcoholic, you
have to admit there is a problem before you can solve it
The wing reinfocement programme, whilst not ideal, is at least perfectly sound and affects only a small number of aircraft so is a bit of a non
story.
Why the triumphalist tone though seekerof? What have Airbus ever done to you?
After all, if I were petty and nationalistic I could have posted gleefully when senior heads rolled at Boeing, but I didn't. Likewise I did not
mention, until now, that Boeing only this week faces around $500m in fines for late deliveries of 737 AEW&C variants to two customers, similar to what
Airbus faces over the A380 delays, and yet none of this seems to get mentioned while the Airbus delays are posted up ad nauseum.
Its not a football game, 'my side' and 'your side'. Its a global business in which one player is emerging strongly from a spell in the doldrums
while the other big player is currently in the doldrums itself. There is nothing to suggest that Airbus wont see a similar recovery and if they do it
will be a good thing for the Airliner business overall. The world does not want or need a single big dominant Airliner manufacturer, or do you
disagree 'as long as it is Boeing'?
