The aircraft manufacturer Boeing and Airbus have long placed on gigantic jumbo jets – threatening but to turn out to be costly misperception. When Airshow in Farnborough medium paths now be explored. But the rivals assess the situation differently
For aircraft manufacturers and airlines, it is a question of faith. How do you think’s the Giants Jets? Whether Boeing jumbo 747-8 or the double-decker Airbus A380. The very large fliers are also on the air show in Farnborough a major issue – just because their future is due scrawny demand in the Stars
Now Airbus underlines the A380 production together by more than half. Heard Heaven future midsize aircraft types such as Boeing’s “Dreamliner” and the Airbus A350? . The major manufacturers are officially at odds – and oriented but both towards the center
age of superlatives in aircraft is over
Bigger, Longer and persevering: Lange seemed aircraft development especially knowing this direction. Had Boeing Jumbo made affordable the world’s largest passenger jet in the 1970s long-distance travel, sat Airbus from Europe with the A380 in the new millennium one better.
From then on the double-decker that can accommodate up to 853 passengers Leader. Challenged put Boeing billion in a new jumbo 747-8 – and now has more than Airbus fear to be led down the wrong trend. earns money both with the modern giant jets not yet.
Airbus sales chief can not take belief
While leading long-haul flights largely still large airports like London, Beijing or Frankfurt, where can be filled with offerings from the province of huge machines. But since Boeing’s first “Dreamliner” 2011 went into service, the hub system breaks down in many places.
With the economical high-tech jet, which holds about 240-330 passengers depending on the version, expected for the Airlines direct between smaller towns. And the passengers save the transfer.
Yet on Monday settled Airbus sales chief John Leahy not accept his conviction of the A380. Almost 1500 Giant Jets would be needed in the next 20 years, he was convinced at the airshow. However, his Boeing colleague Randy Tinseth, just over one-third of them
trend away from the giant jets
On Tuesday evening, then the U-turn. Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier announced that the A380 2018 zusammenzustreichen production of last 27 jets to 12 machines per year. The reason: Not enough orders. Leahy’s hope that more and more huge “megacities” occur worldwide and that drives the demand for the A380, has not been fulfilled. Besides large customer Emirates
Boeing has for years no airline a greater number A380 ordered. Builds the Jumbo out of necessity already on the freighter version of which he belaboured 20 at the Airshow. The production cut to just 6 jumbos per year, Boeing launched a few months ago.
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On the Airshow, the trend was also evident elsewhere away from the Giants Jets: The airline Virgin Atlantic billionaire Richard Branson which starts from the UK to remote locations around the world, wants to replace its old Boeing 747 by the long version of the Airbus A350.
“the A350-1000 met our needs currently best,” says airline CEO Craig Kreeger. Typically, the plane can accommodate 366 passengers. Airbus CEO Brégier already thinking about it, to stretch the A350 even further – to make room for 400 people to create
A320neo Family on the rise
urge With the lengthening of existing aircraft types Airbus. Boeing to the center. The US aircraft manufacturer is preparing for the launch of its long-haul jets 787-10 before – The longest version of “Dreamliner”
The new edition of the larger, older long-haul jets 777, at the end of the decade than 777x even with. Lufthansa is to go to the start, could receive a long-wheelbase version as 777-10X confirms Boeing airliner Chef Ray Conner.
Airlines enthusiastic about extended planes
Even with the highly sought-after medium-haul jets in which there is only one center aisle between the seats, the airlines inspire increasingly for stretched versions. So Airbus sold by its A320neo Family always more copies of the longer A321neo. In a long distance variant of the jet can take off on flights across the Atlantic.
Even Boeing manager Conner considering its competing 737 MAX series to an extended version “10 MAX” supplement. And he polishes on ideas for a new jet, which is to be settled between long-haul and medium-haul – and would be a successor to the already set Boeing 757
Renaissance possible
“There is that.? certainly a market, “said Conner. With such an efficient aircraft entirely new city pairs would be profitable, he promises. His Airbus colleague Leahy can not imagine that. “We serve this market with our A321neo and A330neo now,” he holds at the Airshow it.
The efficient hinzubekommen, Boeing will be difficult. Also Conner knows that will take time. Before the middle of the next decade the flier is unlikely to be completed.
In Airbus hope seems last to die. The manufacturer wants to be ready for a possible renaissance of A380: 2025 could be opened even when the Giants Jets a new chapter
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