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Post by FabienA380 on Dec 3, 2021 13:05:27 GMT 1
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Post by FabienA380 on Dec 3, 2021 13:06:23 GMT 1
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Post by FabienA380 on Dec 3, 2021 13:09:17 GMT 1
Created this new thread, we can gather posts that speak about the hypothetical -500.....
Once Airbus launches it we could just rename the thread.
There were some other articles too, where it was reporting Airbus saying "it is not ~if~ we launch it but a matter of ~when~".
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mjoelnir
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Post by mjoelnir on Dec 4, 2021 20:20:47 GMT 1
IMO the main point timing a A220-500 is production capacity. Today the A220 production capacity, about 4 to 5 frames a month, is hard pressed to produce the ordered -100 and -300 versions in a timely manner.
If one looks at the A220-500 as a supplemental frame to the A320, it could be produced when A220 production reaches 10 to 15 frames a month.
If one looks at the A220-500 replacing the A320, production capacity should be 30+ frames a month for the A220-500 alone, perhaps 45 frames a month for the A220 lineup.
I do not see how Airbus could reach those numbers in the near future.
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Post by stealthmanbob on Dec 4, 2021 21:12:53 GMT 1
IMO the main point timing a A220-500 is production capacity. Today the A220 production capacity, about 4 to 5 frames a month, is hard pressed to produce the ordered -100 and -300 versions in a timely manner. If one looks at the A220-500 as a supplemental frame to the A320, it could be produced when A220 production reaches 10 to 15 frames a month. If one looks at the A220-500 replacing the A320, production capacity should be 30+ frames a month for the A220-500 alone, perhaps 45 frames a month for the A220 lineup. I do not see how Airbus could reach those numbers in the near future. I thought production capacity was already around 10 - 12 per month, 7 - 8 in Canada and 3 - 4 in the USA ? |
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Post by mjoelnir on Dec 5, 2021 0:53:43 GMT 1
IMO the main point timing a A220-500 is production capacity. Today the A220 production capacity, about 4 to 5 frames a month, is hard pressed to produce the ordered -100 and -300 versions in a timely manner. If one looks at the A220-500 as a supplemental frame to the A320, it could be produced when A220 production reaches 10 to 15 frames a month. If one looks at the A220-500 replacing the A320, production capacity should be 30+ frames a month for the A220-500 alone, perhaps 45 frames a month for the A220 lineup. I do not see how Airbus could reach those numbers in the near future. I thought production capacity was already around 10 - 12 per month, 7 - 8 in Canada and 3 - 4 in the USA ? Perhaps assembly capacity in the FALs, but production has not yet passed 5 a month. 36 frames delivered in this year's first 10 month. With a backlog of over 400 frames. |
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Post by FabienA380 on Dec 16, 2021 4:12:32 GMT 1
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Post by addasih on Dec 18, 2021 2:05:43 GMT 1
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Post by addasih on Jul 21, 2022 20:52:12 GMT 1
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Post by fanairbus on Sept 27, 2022 15:40:54 GMT 1
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Breeze Airways probably exercise options for 40 more A220 in the future:
