Originally Posted by flyinryan
<ring ring>
"Bonjour? Allo?"
"Yeah, hi ya'll, Billy Bob from Memphis callin. 'Member that order we placed with y'all for 10 A380s? Uh huh, yeah, that one. Listen, ummm....y'all can just go 'head an keep them. Yup. Thanks anyway."
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HEY! I find that offensive!
It's Freddy Boy, not Billy Bob
Originally Posted by cj001f
no, it's always open season for Airbus bashing. The A380 was already at the outer edge of FedEx's window - delays pushed it further out.
If you haven't been paying Attention both Singapore Airlines and Qantas have ordered more A380s.
While UPS, Emirates, and Virgin reconsider their orders...
Originally Posted by kkirksea
I read that more important was that 15 to 30 777's offer far more flexibility to support point to point delivery than a handful of big planes that would require other smaller plans in turn to fly out of the hub, with all the work/support involved. They're claiming better customer service as a result, since it will result in faster delivery times.
Originally Posted by FWAAA
Although the cancellation by FedEx is not unexpected (at least by me), what does surprise me is that FedEx didn't order the 747-8F instead. Perhaps a face-saving way of admitting that the A380 (and its thirsty four engines) made a lot less sense now that fuel is closer to $2/gal rather than the $0.75 when the A380 was ordered?
How could you expect and overnight delivery company to cancel the order? I least expected it! Airbus has REALLY screwed up to have their 380 order cancelled by a cargo carrier. The 380 is built for Hub-to-Hub and to cut the
frequency of flights due to it's massive payload. This is
exactly what cargo carriers need, fewer flights between hubs and more payload. The 380 is ridiculous for pax because it just promotes hub+spoke instead of point-to-point. But cargo needs hub+spoke, not point-to-point. This is a huge blow and insult to Airbus.