New A380 Order Confirmed
#16
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A summary of the article was effectively that Airbus would end the A380 program if the deal with EK wasn't made. It went on to say that while Airbus still believed in the frame, it was difficult to maintain the program which they admitted may be ahead of its time. It continued on to discuss the merits of high capacity aircraft and that as the worlds population grows, so does the need for people to get from place to place. Then it remarked that as the passenger counts grow, the facilities/locations are much slower to expand with them. Not to mention that there is only so much sky to go around. Thus their belief that high capacity aircraft is, or will (eventually) become, a much needed option.
The middle east carrier seems to make the A380 work with their hub-spoke system, but it looks like we're moving towards more point to point flights on long haul and it's likely the remaining A380's not with the ME3's will spend the rest of theres lives on only the very busiest routes.
#17
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I hope this reply isn't too inappropriate but I was once told by a very serious German at Airbus "The A380 is like a vagina: for sure it is not attractive outside but it is very comfortable inside".
On a more serious note I'm surprised there was no simultaneous announcement about refreshed interiors etc.
On a more serious note I'm surprised there was no simultaneous announcement about refreshed interiors etc.
#19
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Headlines should read: 'EK vow to single handedly bail our French export economy'.
Honestly, the repercussions of EK not signing this deal would have been catastrophic for Airbus. I wonder how many hands have been shaken in palaces to pull this one off....
Honestly, the repercussions of EK not signing this deal would have been catastrophic for Airbus. I wonder how many hands have been shaken in palaces to pull this one off....
#20
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I hope this reply isn't too inappropriate but I was once told by a very serious German at Airbus "The A380 is like a vagina: for sure it is not attractive outside but it is very comfortable inside".
On a more serious note I'm surprised there was no simultaneous announcement about refreshed interiors etc.
On a more serious note I'm surprised there was no simultaneous announcement about refreshed interiors etc.
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#23
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And one can only hope that Airbus will continue to produce parts in Britain and that 'hard Brexit' wont discourage them to do so.
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