Originally Posted by
Yaatri
Wasn't the 787 also Boeing's answer to Airbus 380? Boeing claimed that th trend was point to pint service rather than hub and spoke system.
Boeing seems to be quite inventive in spinning tails.
Originally Posted by
1kBill
Not really as a competitor aircraft to the A380, but rather a different view of what the market wants. Boeing believes that the long haul market would be better served by a large number of smaller jets flying point to point versus Airbus who thinks the market wants VLA serving hubs and then connecting from there to the smaller cities.
I think there is room for both, but it will be interesting to see how things work out.
Restating in more words.
Sir, in the context of A380 and B787m it should be obvious that I was talking about long haul market. What else could it be, when regional jets are bunf used for longer flights?
Boeing was spinning tales based on what it had planned/was able to deliver. There is no evidence that hub and spoke system is going to disappear. Yes I am talking about long haul. For most airlines, Point to point service for few premium/popular destinations, with the rest served with hub and spoke model is the future.
Boeing doesn't have a product to match A380 for the long haul. It's trying to convince he market to bend to its line. Future growth is in Asia, notably China and India, and Africa not Europe or North America, although both EU and NA will continue to be premium destinations. A380 has a role to play in those markets and there is no reason why North American airlines can't use it
successfully.