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Post by kevo350 on Feb 28, 2013 22:19:11 GMT 1
Did Airbus actually announce any new A380 customers in the January press conference. Not been around for a while to see any news.
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Post by XWB on Feb 28, 2013 22:23:02 GMT 1
No new customers have been announced.
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Post by AOIspotter on Mar 2, 2013 10:45:27 GMT 1
Hey, what about the "substantial new order for A380" due to be signed "soon"?
Has Airbus yet revealed anything? Did I miss the news?
I remember having heard about that at the end of 2012, speculations on Cathay and others, but nothing else since...
Any insights?
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Post by XWB on Mar 2, 2013 11:31:31 GMT 1
Unfortunately we didn't hear anything about it. Leahy was a little bit too optimistic I guess.
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Post by philidor on Mar 2, 2013 14:08:01 GMT 1
Unfortunately we didn't hear anything about it. Leahy was a little bit too optimistic I guess. At the end of the day, the customer decides when he is ready to order. Some major sales campaigns come to fruition years after they started. That is why yearly order forecasts are soft numbers ... Short term deliveries are much more predictable than short term orders. For instance, when Airbus' 2013 guidance for A380 orders is set at 25, it only means that Airbus hopes to keep the A380 backlog unchanged. This is a minimum, since projecting optimism is part of the game. |
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Post by Baroque on Mar 2, 2013 15:52:00 GMT 1
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Post by kevo350 on Mar 2, 2013 19:05:23 GMT 1
Do Turkish have capacity for A380.
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Post by Baroque on Mar 2, 2013 19:33:23 GMT 1
Do Turkish have capacity for A380. I'm not sure but they seem to have embarked on an aggressive growth plan to keep pace with the middle east big 3. Rumours are that they are looking at 6-10 frames. Their (new?) A380 capable airport will not be ready for a few years though. |
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Post by XWB on Mar 2, 2013 19:42:55 GMT 1
The new airport should be ready in 2015 but there are only a few A380 delivery slots left in 2015. If TK places an order I expect them to be delivered around 2016-2017.
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Post by Baroque on Mar 2, 2013 20:46:20 GMT 1
The new airport should be ready in 2015 but there are only a few A380 delivery slots left in 2015. If TK places an order I expect them to be delivered around 2016-2017. I think a few more slots can be made available with the looming cancellations such as Kingfisher's order. |
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