Originally Posted by
xLuther
At this point AC should go to Airbus and see what can be delivered and time frame then scale back or cancel 787 orders.
It might be best thing ever that they never got any 787's , looking like problem aircraft at this rate
If AC were to cancel its order now there would most likely be (stiff?) financial penalties at this point.
The A350XWB has not had its first flight yet - roll out of MSN1 only happened about 7 weeks ago, first flight isn't expected until May-ish. Then there's the issue of delivery slots in the skyline - they may not be available for when AC would need such an aircraft.
Let's wait for the folks at Boeing to figure out the major issues - which so far seem to be an electrical problem with the Li batteries and a minor fuel valve issue.
There are too many arm chair quarterbacks and talking (bobble) heads on TV about this at the moment.
Boeing needs to figure out the root cause of the issues before saying something publicly, and all the rampant speculation by the aforementioned armchair QBs and bobble heads just makes matters worse.
If it comes out that there is a serious design flaw that requires significant redesign which would add significant delays, then AC would probably be in a better position to cancel its order.