Thanks for sharing your views. Would you mined sharing some of the basis or assumptions for your statements. At least, they fulfill my curiosity
Originally Posted by SPM
Cut the fare marginally, and offer the wider seats and longer legroom that the A380 offers, and the A380 will be flying full and two 747s half empty.
Which airlines are you refering to? How do you know which airlines will have longer legroom and they will fly full? I read from the Airbus website's marketing materials on more legrooms, but I thought the airlines themselves decide on the configurations. If they have longer legroom, why would they want to cut fares?
Originally Posted by SPM
747 sales have slowed to a trickle, 777s and A340/A330s are squeezing it at the low end, and the A380 at the high end, so the 747s, not the A380s are the ones that end up being parked on the tarmac.
I am anticipating and planning to fly the A380 and looking forward to the flying experience it. However, I don't understand you statement above. Why do you think the 747 will be parked in the tarmac? My previous e-mail referred to economic slowdowns or events such as SARS would force the airlines to park planes with excess capacity. I don't understand what you meant by low and high ends. I do respect your view but just don't understand the underlining rationals.
