Comments on: The Shape Of Things To Come http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2008/05/30/the-shape-of-things-to-come/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:36:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jimbosc http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2008/05/30/the-shape-of-things-to-come/#comment-1073 Jimbosc Fri, 30 May 2008 21:25:45 +0000 http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2008/05/30/the-shape-of-things-to-come/#comment-1073 The A380 will never break even. Even at a high development cost - the market for the A350 will be there. Unless Airbus wants to conceed the entire 2 engine wide body market to 787 and 777 (they don't). I felt Boeing's airframe growth projection are off at least in the short term (and possibly long term) due to fuel costs decreasing passenger traffic. Airlines that can afford to move into newer, more fuel effecient planes will be the ones that survive the storm. The A380 will never break even. Even at a high development cost - the market for the A350 will be there. Unless Airbus wants to conceed the entire 2 engine wide body market to 787 and 777 (they don’t).

I felt Boeing’s airframe growth projection are off at least in the short term (and possibly long term) due to fuel costs decreasing passenger traffic.

Airlines that can afford to move into newer, more fuel effecient planes will be the ones that survive the storm.

]]> By: marcus http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2008/05/30/the-shape-of-things-to-come/#comment-1072 marcus Fri, 30 May 2008 12:12:35 +0000 http://www.fleetbuzzeditorial.com/2008/05/30/the-shape-of-things-to-come/#comment-1072 Quite amazing how the A350 bill has ballooned to such a high figure. One has to ask whether like the A380 it will ever break even? Quite amazing how the A350 bill has ballooned to such a high figure.

One has to ask whether like the A380 it will ever break even?

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