From: "George Sherwood" 


"Phil Payne"  wrote in
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> "George Sherwood"  wrote in message
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>> I don't see the A380 being profitable for a long long time now, if ever.
>> EADS is going to give a ton of money back those airlines that are not
> going
>> to see the airplanes for a very long time after promised delivery dates.
>>
>> I think this combined with what I think is a weak business model is
>> really
>> going to hurt.
>
> I have to say this time I agree.  And it's a sad planning failure when a
> wiring harness redesign even CAN impact a product plan like this.
>

As I left my squadron we were getting close to these sort of ideas.  Make
it easier for the mechanics to use the publications and they will use them
leading to much fewer errors.

I didn't even see this for the A380, more bad news.  I really thought the
ICAO would quickly change their initial recommendations, but so far no
change.  That really hurts throughput.

George

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jun2006/gb20060614_867792.htm

Moreover, landing new orders for the A380 looks increasingly difficult for
Airbus. Not only have the production delays dented its credibility, but one
of the plane's key selling points now appears in doubt. The A380 was
designed to appeal to carriers at congested airports such as London
Heathrow and Tokyo Narita, which hoped to make maximum use of their limited
landing slots by squeezing more passengers onto a single plane. But safety
concerns that turbulence from the big plane could threaten nearby aircraft
now threaten to undermine that argument.

TURBULENT TALKS.  The International Civil Aviation Organization, meeting in
Montreal in early June, let stand an earlier recommendation to require any
jet landing behind an A380 to stay at least 10 miles behind it-twice the
distance required for Boeing's 747. Airbus says it's still in talks with
safety authorities, and that its own tests show that turbulence in the
A380's wake is no greater than the 747's. But few new A380 orders are
likely to come in until the issue is resolved

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