[ExI] Airbus will spot making the A380
spike at rainier66.com
spike at rainier66.com
Thu Feb 14 15:03:05 UTC 2019
From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of John Clark
Subject: [ExI] Airbus will spot making the A380
>…A few decades ago Europe stopped making the world's fastest airliner and now Europe has stopped producing the world's largest airliner after making less than a quarter as many as they needed to produce a profit. It turned out people would rather fly non stop to their destination on smaller fuel efficient aircraft rather than first go to a hub airport on a huge jet and then change airplanes to a smaller jet. Who would have thought?
Airbus to Halt Production of A380 as Orders Dry Up <https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/14/business/airbus-a380.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage>
John K Clark
I woulda thought. The A380 presents a cherry red target for terrorists.
That’s most of it but not all. As soon as the Boeing 777 managed to get a ETOPS certification to cross the Pacific with two engines, it was clear enough that the 4 engine rigs could only decline. Those enormous fans on the 777 make it inherently more efficient. After 2004 I bought Boeing stock rather than Airbus stock for that reason: in the long run, Boeing was going to eat their lunch.
spike
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