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Post by kevin5345179 on Jan 29, 2018 16:50:51 GMT 1
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s543
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Post by s543 on Jan 29, 2018 17:22:55 GMT 1
Actually the discussion bellow is interesting.....
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cck
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Post by cck on Feb 16, 2018 10:50:35 GMT 1
Leeham's interview with Leahy : leehamnews.com/2018/02/16/leahy-remains-steadfast-a380-future/May I start a speculation? With the lesson learned from original A380 program launch with out of date engine (despite not knowing that) and next generation of engines (PW's GTF & RR's Ultrafan) is on horizon soon, could Airbus wait & launch A380NEO in around 2025? By doing so Airbus could prevent the same mistake that render the re-engine meaningless in term of economical performance and in time to provide replacement product for early production A380s, which will be 15-20 years old by then.
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Post by airboche on Feb 16, 2018 13:04:34 GMT 1
Remarkable Leahy statement. He knows it all from the inside. Sort of shocking.
How could Airbus miss to check what is going on behind the scenes of the engine manufacturers? And how can the engine manufacturers let their top customer Airbus end up with yesterday's technology? Pretty bad relationship I'd say. You get an idea what a cold business world this is. Forget to be partners or friends. No wonder engine manufacturers take so long to set their neo-engine-teething troubles straight.
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Post by philidor on Feb 16, 2018 16:02:00 GMT 1
Could Airbus wait & launch A380NEO in around 2025? By doing so Airbus could prevent the same mistake that render the re-engine meaningless in term of economical performance and in time to provide replacement product for early production A380s, which will be 15-20 years old by then. As I posted several times, this is exactly what I believe they are doing - waiting for the next generation of engines to be available, to have an advantage over the 778/779. That's why their timing for an A380neo did not match EK's, which is set to replace its A380s much sooner. Other reasons for Airbus not to launch an A380neo too soon were market growth (possibly increasing A380 demand) and replacement demand.
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Post by addasih on Feb 26, 2018 22:55:18 GMT 1
Hopefully this will make Airbus launch the neo on the future
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Post by airboche on Apr 21, 2020 10:22:43 GMT 1
Okay, I'll continue over here.
Seeing a huge A380 leasing fleet approaching retirement one way or the other I wonder if it's not a good time to get some possible package freighter conversion going? Let's say those EK airframes, almost in "standard configuration" and young enough would make for some great conversion base. And then call Amazon and the likes. Would the weight of package cargo work with the floorbeams of mid aged passenger A380s? What would need to be changed? Are there showstoppers?
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vhaq
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Post by vhaq on Apr 21, 2020 11:08:58 GMT 1
Maybe a combi?
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Post by airboche on Apr 21, 2020 12:53:55 GMT 1
Combis don't seem to work anymore for newly certified commercial transport airplanes as fire protection regulations got so much stricter.
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geswho
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Post by geswho on May 4, 2020 3:34:41 GMT 1
Come on the innovators out there....surely someone can come up with an A380 freighter conversion.
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