Guest #1 June 21, 2006 Due in part to the underwhelming demand for their Monster Airliner from Hell, Airbus is taking a bath with billions in overruns, losses, and penalties due to order cancellations. Parent company EADS has lost a third of its share value. Story here."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #2 June 21, 2006 Wow, I knew they had some delays on the thing but nothing from what that sounds like. I guess bigger isnt always better.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miked10270 0 #3 June 21, 2006 The way I read it was that they're having trouble filling their orders because of the complicated parts supply. Hence, orders are being cancelled by impatient customers. The bottom line problem with Airbus is that they build bits of the plane scattered all over Europe and then have to bring all the bits together in the right order at the right time. It works fine IF the right bits arrive in the right order, but if one thing gets out of synch, then the disruption ripples right down the line. In effect, it's a transportation problem rather than a problem with the actual aircraft (When they actually manage to complete one). In contrast, Boeings parts suppliers and assembly tend to be geographically close, if not at adjoining locations. Perhaps this will move Boeing to re-instate some of it's workers? Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #4 June 21, 2006 QuoteIn contrast, Boeings parts suppliers and assembly tend to be geographically close, if not at adjoining locations. Read up a little on the new 787. They have parts coming from all over the world.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miked10270 0 #5 June 21, 2006 Yeah... But Boeing DON'T have complete wings built in Wales, complete fuselages built in Germany, complete tailplanes built in Italy(?) and the whole lot transported to France to be put together! If I remember right, the elctrics are built in France, go to Germany for inclusion in the fuselage, then the completed fuselage gets shipped back to France! Meanwhile, the Welsh wings "had" to be built where the only way to transport them to the ship was by building a specially designed semi-submersible barge that could negotiate the rive the wings have to go down, and then only at certain times & tides! But... Airbus IS a Pan-European Consortium with heavy political involvement... So why are we surprised at component supplies & production facilities being negotiated & decided with at least one eye to continued re-election!!? Airbus is a fine aircraft range, I'll go as far as to say the range is superior to Boeings equivalents (The US DoD recently selected an Airbus Design over Boeing), but it's being fucked by politics. Mike. Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
