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Post by fanairbus on Aug 4, 2019 11:23:01 GMT 1
IAG chief labels A321 delays 'unacceptable' 02 August, 2019 SOURCE: Flight Dashboard BY: Niall O'Keeffe London www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/iag-chief-labels-a321-delays-unacceptable-460064/IAG chief executive Willie Walsh has described as "unacceptable" the Airbus A321 delivery delays that forced Aer Lingus to postpone the launch of a Montreal service.As I mentioned fairly recently, when business appears to be going well, that is the time for extra vigilance. Now Airbus have a problem. Some will say that WW is scheming but any delay is bad for Airbus - and just when A321 news is so good. Is this flexi-cabin configuration really such a good idea if it isn't practical? |
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Post by mjoelnir on Aug 4, 2019 15:56:42 GMT 1
My question would be what type is not delivered late.
The A320 family has one big competition, the 737. Were those frames delivered on time before the grounding, I think not, the main problem having been engine supply. And now, with the grounding and production rate reduction, does anybody believe that in the near future any 737 will be delivered on time?
That are the competing frames WW seem to rave about.
I know that Airbus does deliver A321ACF late. I count 33 undelivered ACF of 67 undelivered frames below MSN9000 and perhaps some frames above MSN9000 should have been delivered by now. That makes it still 34 frames that are not ACF.
In my projection, in regards to rate ramp from 54 to 60, Airbus should have produced and delivered about 400 A320 frames by end of July. The number is about 345, so the shortfall is about 55 frames.
But when we look at this problem, we have think about, that Airbus is still at the same time delivering record numbers of A320 family frames. They might be missing projected numbers, but that does not change the fact, that Airbus had never before delivered so many narrow bodies at this time of the year.
Apart from problems with the ACF, I assume that Airbus has still problems with slow deliveries of engines.
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Post by kevin5345179 on Aug 4, 2019 22:29:55 GMT 1
My question would be what type is not delivered late. The A320 family has one big competition, the 737. Were those frames delivered on time before the grounding, I think not, the main problem having been engine supply. And now, with the grounding and production rate reduction, does anybody believe that in the near future any 737 will be delivered on time? That are the competing frames WW seem to rave about. I know that Airbus does deliver A321ACF late. I count 33 undelivered ACF of 67 undelivered frames below MSN9000 and perhaps some frames above MSN9000 should have been delivered by now. That makes it still 34 frames that are not ACF. In my projection, in regards to rate ramp from 54 to 60, Airbus should have produced and delivered about 400 A320 frames by end of July. The number is about 345, so the shortfall is about 55 frames. But when we look at this problem, we have think about, that Airbus is still at the same time delivering record numbers of A320 family frames. They might be missing projected numbers, but that does not change the fact, that Airbus had never before delivered so many narrow bodies at this time of the year. Apart from problems with the ACF, I assume that Airbus has still problems with slow deliveries of engines. WW just try to act like it is not about pricing. Same as WN CEO claiming MAX is the best airplane is 175 seat category ...... It'll be funny to watch if Boeing deliver on time while they can't even figure out when RTS will be .... |
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Post by fanairbus on Aug 9, 2019 8:59:39 GMT 1
US carrier Frontier converts A320neo batch to A321neos 09 August, 2019 SOURCE: Flight Dashboard BY: David Kaminski-Morrow www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-carrier-frontier-converts-a320neo-batch-to-a321ne-460193/US carrier Frontier Airlines has converted a batch of 15 Airbus A320neo orders to the larger A321neo. The airline had 34 A321neos on order – none of which has yet been delivered – but this figure has risen to 49 in the airframer's latest backlog revision...Conversion of the 15 Frontier A320neos takes Airbus's total orders for the A321neo to one shy of 2,700 aircraft. It has delivered 204.
Well they have accepted the cabin delays! Come on Airbus, find a solution soon for Mobile to construct on time for an US client!
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Post by pa380scal on Aug 19, 2019 17:33:13 GMT 1
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Post by fanairbus on Aug 20, 2019 10:28:32 GMT 1
'Airbus introduces Flex Zones for A321neo and A321XLR lavatories runwaygirlnetwork.com/2019/08/19/airbus-introduces-flex-zones-for-a321neo-and-a321xlr-lavatories/ … RGN deputy editor @thatjohn sits down with Anaïs Marzo da Costa, Airbus’ head of aircraft interiors marketing, for the details.'
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Post by kevin5345179 on Aug 26, 2019 20:53:10 GMT 1
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Post by kevin5345179 on Aug 31, 2019 5:42:57 GMT 1
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Post by marlibu on Aug 31, 2019 12:07:54 GMT 1
without the privilege / ability to read the article. I wonder if this could be related to the pitch up anomalies that were earlier reported? even though those earlier reports say it's limited to certain aircraft configuration during a particular stage of flight.
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Post by mjoelnir on Aug 31, 2019 12:13:12 GMT 1
without the privilege / ability to read the article. I wonder if this could be related to the pitch up anomalies that were earlier reported? even though those earlier reports say it's limited to certain aircraft configuration during a particular stage of flight. That should be the case. The pitch up anomaly restricts movement of the center of gravity to the back. |
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