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Post by philidor on Apr 9, 2019 17:54:16 GMT 1
Two questions: 1) Why is the glitch specific to the 787? 2) and why is it affecting only Chinese 787s? The issue is by no means 787-specific, nor is it China-specific. Why adequate steps weren't taken earlier seems to be the right question.
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Post by philidor on Apr 8, 2019 18:26:53 GMT 1
Production is constrained by the capacity of the whole supply chain, not by that of the FAL. As the Belugas grow old, however, transport might have become a bottleneck if some of the birds had been suddenly grounded. Moreover, Airbus is steadily increasing narrowbody production. The new Belugas will contribute to the reliability and capacity of the system.
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Post by philidor on Apr 8, 2019 18:17:35 GMT 1
Use Galileo !
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Post by philidor on Apr 8, 2019 17:47:46 GMT 1
Just been told this frame will be delivered soon, configuration is C30Y309. Hope you are right, but this is Hainan, so I wouldn't bet ...
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Post by philidor on Apr 8, 2019 17:32:50 GMT 1
I don't see much in common between the A318 and A319neo stories.
The decision to make the A318 was made at a late stage, and I happen to have had some insight into it at the time. I had several opportunities to discuss a possible A318 (a competitor to Boeing's 736) with Airbus staff, and almost to the end their answer was 'with those big (CFM 56) engines, the plane would fly like a smoothing iron (!!)'.
Then, came the SAS RFP for 100 to 110 seat aircraft, which I was somehow involved in on Airbus' side. I can testify that, given the existing ties between MDD and SAS, and the adequation of the MDD product to the requirement, we expected the MD 95 (the future 717) to win. We ranked our chances as low, and we weren't surprised to lose, but we didn't expect Boeing's 736 to be the winner. That win kindled a reassesment of the 736 by Airbus, and led to the A318, albeit with a new launch engine (P&W's PW 6000, which later met with many problems).
As you all know, the A319neo had been planned by Airbus from the outstart. It was never intended to be a sales leader since heavier engines penalise the smaller frames more than the larger ones. I think Airbus did not want to create a large hole in its lineup, especially taking into account upcoming competition from new entrants like BBD's CSeries ... Of course, hindsight might lead to different choices ! Now, the A319neo is here to stay as an ACJ and niche airliner.
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Post by philidor on Apr 6, 2019 12:00:38 GMT 1
I think Boeing will thank god if suppliers will accept to reduce deliveries, otherwise the liquidity at Boeing will go down the drain fast. They had better thank the suppliers themselves. I'm not sure of the implications of the Spirit Aero statement above : does it mean that Boeing cannot contractually reduce the delivery rate (unlikely), or is Spirit entitled to an early notice that Boeing could not provide ?
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Post by philidor on Apr 6, 2019 11:37:06 GMT 1
The factory must be really in top form if this is doing its CAF on just the second flight. Interesting to see whatbhappens between now and delivery. You have your answer, A350 production seems to be quite smooth.
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Post by philidor on Apr 6, 2019 11:30:47 GMT 1
Any chance it's been painted already? The pictures above are the best possible answer.
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Post by philidor on Apr 6, 2019 11:24:46 GMT 1
No deliveries, no conversions and no cancellations!!! And no order, I assume !
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Post by philidor on Apr 6, 2019 11:09:42 GMT 1
319neo is DEAD completely replaced by A220-300 ..... Those Chinese might buy it, those VIPs too. Anyway they do it just for pride - to have a complete line. I disagree with this easy criticism. - The fact that an aircraft has a niche market doesn't make it dead, in my opinion. - I don't think the main A319ceo replacement is the A223, most airlines have upsized to the A320neo. - Finally, I don't think Airbus makes this model out of pride, it's doing it because it is cheap to design, certify and produce, and useful to have for some customers. Not all sub-types need to be best-sellers - as long as the family is being produced at a high rate, there is no problem in having a few A319neo on the same line.
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