s543
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Post by s543 on Aug 17, 2014 21:15:38 GMT 1
And XWB how much is a lead time at the SPIRIT shipsets ? In recent month according to their report - those went at 1/month. So it should increase already 3Q/14 to 2 or more ?
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Aug 17, 2014 21:24:37 GMT 1
Well, if the FAL is at 2 per month so is the supply chain.
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Aug 17, 2014 23:06:17 GMT 1
We know H1 numbers, but for the suppliers who are struggling to meet the required pace, the production rate is probably still increasing in Q3 ...
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s543
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Post by s543 on Aug 18, 2014 7:33:21 GMT 1
Well, if the FAL is at 2 per month so is the supply chain. So the SPIRIT parts are needed just for the FAL operation ? - so late ? I thought that the wings come in already assembled ? I was interested if we know how long before entry into the FAL are those parts needed.
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Aug 18, 2014 20:43:12 GMT 1
Spirit "parts" are fuselage sections. They are needed for entry into FAL.
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s543
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Post by s543 on Aug 18, 2014 22:20:34 GMT 1
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philidor
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Post by philidor on Aug 19, 2014 8:20:33 GMT 1
Are these parts shipped to the FAL ? I would think they have to be integrated into the wing first.
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s543
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Post by s543 on Aug 19, 2014 8:29:40 GMT 1
Philidor my idea too - that was the reason of my question. Also I do believe that the fuselage parts would be integrated onto the fuselage subassembly prior entry to the FAL.
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XWB
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Post by XWB on Aug 22, 2014 8:35:05 GMT 1
The following aircraft were seen in FAL yesterday:
* MSN 8: station 40B * MSN 9: station 30B * MSN 10: station 30A * MSN 11: station 40A * MSN 12: station 50A
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Post by XWB on Aug 26, 2014 17:12:45 GMT 1
MSN13 is not yet in FAL. Apparently Airbus is currently moving Station 59 to a new location, to make room for another Station 50. Assembly loading should resume once the work is finished. The supply chain is still on schedule, it basically means MSN13 sections are being stored somewhere.
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