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Originally posted by sminkeypinkey.
$61 Billion - wow, let's just have that again.......$61 Billion worth of 425 orders according to USA Today here.
Originally posted by sminkeypinkey
Thanks Zaphoid58, appreciate that.
So, almost halfway there to break-even before it even enters service.
To think some claimed it would never break-even.
Our longstanding policy is not to store up order announcements for an air show,'' Boeing said in a statement. ``We used the show to confirm that the 787 Dreamliner remains on schedule for first delivery in May 2008.''
quote.bloomberg.com...
Originally posted by FredT
Actually given the delays in the A380 the breakeven point is north of 400 in some sources I have seen.
Nice to not have to repay development costs before you hit the break even point eh?
How are those grapes john, a little on the sour side?
Originally posted by johnlear
80 of those orders are for the 350 by Qatar. I'd sure like to know what the real story is on that deal! I mean its not like Qatar went out and choose the best performing and most ecoomical passenger transport with the earliest delivery. The 350 in my opinion will be the ideal airplane for third world countries who can't afford an airline.
Originally posted by johnlear
The 380, in my opinion, would be ideal for reef propagation. There is a serious decline in reef health worldwide and the 380 may find itself far more useful in that program than actually trying to make itself an economical air transport.
While the A380 may not be as efficient (in terms of emissions or seat mile costs) as the 787 or 350, its still ahead of every other aircraft out there... so I suppose every one of those should be scrapped too then huh?
Originally posted by johnlear
Originally posted by kilcoo316
While the A380 may not be as efficient (in terms of emissions or seat mile costs) as the 787 or 350, its still ahead of every other aircraft out there... so I suppose every one of those should be scrapped too then huh?
Would that be ahead in terms of tires peeled off in a turn? Or in terms of production planning fiascos? Or in terms of aircraft orders cancelled? Please be specific. Thanks.
Originally posted by johnlear
Would that be ahead in terms of tires peeled off in a turn?
Or in terms of production planning fiascos?
Or in terms of aircraft orders cancelled? Please be specific. Thanks.
Why does no one seem to understand that the photos that appeared on pretty much every aviation forum were NOT a problem - it was an adverse ground handling test and the photos showed the expected results.
But of course, so long as you hide the truth, it obviously shows the A380 in a negative light so its fair game.
Originally posted by johnlear
Thanks for the information Richard. Then the fact that the truck does not swivel presents no probelm at all in terms of tire scrubbing? Would that be an accurate statement?
Also, I have heard that the hydraulic system operates at 5000psi? Has that presented any problems?
Waynos, Its a ton of orders, but many of them were already announced like the one above. Much of this is a publicty effort cooked up to say "look we are back".
Originally posted by waynos
I always thought that the original figure of 250 was eminently do-able, I have said on here before that I think the 400 figure they are looking at now will only be achieved if the A380 has a 20+ year production run.
[edit on 22-6-2007 by waynos]