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Post by mjoelnir on Sept 11, 2019 14:37:34 GMT 1
If indeed the door was blown off at 99 % of ultimate load (which could be the case but isn't exactly what Boeing is saying), then Boeing could probably make a few carefully chosen reinforcements, without having to go through the test again. That would be like what Airbus did when the A380 wing broke very close to ultimate load. There is a difference. In this Boeing test, not only the door was tested, but the fuselage as a whole. I assume they have to repair and reinforce the door to be able to redo the test. I think it was not even the all around test, with load on the wing and so on, but only the pressure test for the fuselage.
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Post by mjoelnir on Sept 11, 2019 12:13:31 GMT 1
hi folks, outside of that single chart we saw from Delta, regarding the fuel burn for it's airplanes. Does anyone else have any stats or links to the performances of TAP's A339s? or is this the case of, no news is good news? The Delta chart showed good numbers. Why should that not be enough proof for the good performance of the A330neo, as long as nobody complains?
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Post by mjoelnir on Sept 11, 2019 12:10:53 GMT 1
Airbus' August delivery numbers are even lower than could be expected. 3 A220s, a paltry 28 A32*s (hardly more than one half of a regular month), 5 A350s and 6 A330s make a disappointing total of 42 aircraft. Hopefully, low A32* and A350 deliveries will soon be offset by a surge this month and in Q4. I was proved wrong by the good A330 figure : we did see two consecutive months of A330 handovers exceeding A350s deliveries. Airbus' yearly guidance (880 to 890 deliveries) implies 73 to 74 deliveries per month on average. Reaching this target from 500 at the end of August requires almost 100 deliveries per month until year-end. I was hoping this year Airbus would not need to rush in Q4 as much as in previous years - that was too optimistic. A320 family delivery numbers are the main stay of Airbus deliveries. In the delivery guidance of 880 to 890 frames there should be near to 700 A320 family frames. 374 frames by end of August do leave around 320 frames for the rest of the year. That means 80 frames per month in the last four month of the year. That should be possible, if we look at the preceding years. A320 family production should be at 60 frames right now according to plans regarding ramp up. So 28 frames is less then half of the current monthly production. I still think that the delivery (not production) rates are harmed by shortages in the supply line. A330neo deliveries have been plagued by engine shortages. January to April were quite slow in A330 deliveries, but the numbers since May are right on track. I hope A350 deliveries will pick up speed, we still do not see a steady 10 frames per month, but that could also be a problem on the customer side, with frames produced that are waiting for deliveries.
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