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Post by philidor on Apr 11, 2019 13:08:24 GMT 1
Don't know if this has been discussed here before, but one doubt I have for some time , orders are tradable? Can any airline or lessor "sell" orders/slots to others? I recently provided some explanation on that matter in the 'A350 general discussion' thread. See my discussion with Mjoelnir on March 13th and 14th, in pages 6 and 7 of that thread. a380.boards.net/thread/2493/airbus-a350-general-discussion-2019?page=6&scrollTo=130875The most important points are that all rights based on aircraft purchase contracts, including delivery positions, are non transferable (except for long-term lease-back) and that there are also restrictions to aircraft sale in the next few years after delivery. An airline may however apply for a waiver from the manufacturer.
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Post by philidor on Apr 11, 2019 11:39:01 GMT 1
On the end (after some discussion) we do see the current situation EXACTLY the same. The life brought A319neo here - it exists, and will be produced (and of course sold) in small quantities, and AB will have overall no profit on the model. I will not enter a discussion of profit per sub-type, as I think manufacturers are thinking and acting in terms of profit per aircraft family. There is no satisfactory way of splitting costs among members of the same family ! Moreover, one of the advantages of having an additional though marginal family member is that this increases the market appeal of the whole family ... That's probably one of the reasons Airbus has been hesitating about the fate of the A358 ...
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Post by philidor on Apr 11, 2019 11:21:23 GMT 1
Five petabytes ... How many gigas is that ? I wonder whether at some point there will exist computers able to handle so many data on their own ?
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Post by philidor on Apr 11, 2019 11:10:13 GMT 1
Now I do not know what to make of this. Mr. Faury said it was Boeing's move to make..now this...in a few months we will definitely see what happens though. Well, the answer is quite simple : this 'story' is just speculation. Airbus may launch that variant this year, next year or not launch it at all. Alternatively, Airbus may launch some other longer-range variant ... This thread is to cover all the rumours and tidbits of information on the -XLR variant, and that's fine for enthusiasts like us !
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Post by philidor on Apr 11, 2019 11:00:05 GMT 1
Just separately (same thread maybe, still?) neos and LRs? No, we shouldn't. The main difference isn't between LR and non-LR, it is between traditional fuselages and ACF fuselages. As pointed out by Mjoelnir, if we have an ACF fuselage, then spotting the aircraft isn't enough to know whether or not she is a -LR. The right question, therefore, is whether we should have a separate count for ACF fuselages. As this configuration will become standard at some point next year, I'm not sure it's worth the effort to have a separate count.
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Post by philidor on Apr 11, 2019 10:46:34 GMT 1
Let's hope the airline owner's recent and sudden death doesn't destabilise the company.
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Post by philidor on Apr 11, 2019 10:43:05 GMT 1
Nine test flights ! Let's hope that was a one-off, as A339 production shouldn't have serious hiccups. Was it a problem with this specific customer configuration ?
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Post by philidor on Apr 11, 2019 10:16:28 GMT 1
The above piece of news is about an agreement between Norwegian and Airbus to reschedule the -neo Norwegian has on order, as part of a cash preservation policy.
As most of the -neo on order from Norwegian are A320s, the announcement is not enough to determine whether or not the A321 LR are concerned. They might be, of course, as other airlines have recently mentioned delays in A321neo deliveries, but on the other hand the A320neo were ordered for Norwegian's leasing arm and delaying their delivery seems a straightforward way of preserving cash.
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Post by philidor on Apr 11, 2019 9:55:15 GMT 1
Looks like msn 2 will still be Airbus test aircraft. I thought that it is under rework to production standard for some customer. Airbus will certainly keep one test A359. Which one is anybody's guess ...
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Post by philidor on Apr 11, 2019 9:51:36 GMT 1
They could launch a new program, it's just they don't need too Well, that was a matter of debate between the shareholders not so long ago. Of course, being in a quasi-monopolistic position ATR can be satisfied to just 'milk the cow'. The main question, however, is whether new products would boost demand to the point of creating a whole new market. Turboprop demand has been tepid, but one of the reasons is that while modern, efficient jets are on offer, you can only buy turboprops of an older generation.
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