philidor
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Post by philidor on Dec 17, 2016 1:34:39 GMT 1
Airbus is still in a transition phase. Next year we should see some 77 A330s, 80 A350s and 20 A380s delivered. I am not sure about the number of A330. Though Airbus is officially building them at a rate of 7 per month eleven months per year, the shrinking -ceo backlog and possibly slower-than-planned transition to the -neo may suggest a slightly lower level of production. |
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Post by philidor on Dec 17, 2016 1:51:05 GMT 1
This year there are some reasons outside of Airbus control, hitting all three wide body programs. The various supply chain issues you mention compounded the issue, but did not create it. I think the main reason for Airbus' lopsided delivery timeline this year is that the manufacturer has been ramping up both A350 and A330 production, thus creating a context leading to a predictable concentration of deliveries near year-end. |
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Post by philidor on Dec 17, 2016 1:54:31 GMT 1
It will be not a record year:-( Not a record year for widebody production, but a milestone for narrowbody deliveries (> 500), which is not a topic for this thread. |
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Post by mjoelnir on Dec 17, 2016 2:17:50 GMT 1
This year there are some reasons outside of Airbus control, hitting all three wide body programs. The various supply chain issues you mention compounded the issue, but did not create it. I think the main reason for Airbus' lopsided delivery timeline this year is that the manufacturer has been ramping up both A350 and A330 production, thus creating a context leading to a predictable concentration of deliveries near year-end. There was a ramp down on the A330. |
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Post by sciing on Dec 17, 2016 10:02:50 GMT 1
Which one should it be?
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Post by philidor on Dec 17, 2016 13:35:09 GMT 1
Not a record year for widebody production, but a milestone for narrowbody deliveries (< 500), which is not a topic for this thread. > 500 ! Of course, that was a typo ! |
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Post by philidor on Dec 17, 2016 13:38:30 GMT 1
There was a ramp down on the A330. That was last year, when Airbus ramped down to six per month. In 2016 Airbus ramped up back to seven per month as a consequence of additional Chinese A330ceo orders. |
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Post by XWB on Dec 17, 2016 22:03:02 GMT 1
Airbus is still in a transition phase. Next year we should see some 77 A330s, 80 A350s and 20 A380s delivered. I am not sure about the number of A330. Though Airbus is officially building them at a rate of 7 per month eleven months per year, the shrinking -ceo backlog and possibly slower-than-planned transition to the -neo may suggest a slightly lower level of production. Airbus is to increase production to 7 per month because they booked more CEO orders than expected. There was a ramp down on the A330. That was last year, when Airbus ramped down to six per month. In 2016 Airbus ramped up back to seven per month as a cpnsequence of additional Chinese A330ceo orders. No, 2016 was at 6 per month (hence 66 deliveries this year). Next year the rate will be increased to 7 per month. |
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Post by ghorn on Dec 17, 2016 23:39:33 GMT 1
There was a ramp down on the A330. That was last year, when Airbus ramped down to six per month. In 2016 Airbus ramped up back to seven per month as a cpnsequence of additional Chinese A330ceo orders. Airbus delivered 103 A330s in 2015 and in 2016 it should be around 65. The ramp down has definitely been this year. Geoff |
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Post by mjoelnir on Dec 18, 2016 1:17:18 GMT 1
There was a ramp down on the A330. That was last year, when Airbus ramped down to six per month. In 2016 Airbus ramped up back to seven per month as a cpnsequence of additional Chinese A330ceo orders. Last year was still full production, 103 A330 delivered. This year the production will not reach 6 frames a month. They would have to deliver 9 more frames this year for a delivery rate of 6 frames a month. Ramp up to 7 frames a month is planed for next year, you have first to start ramp up in the pre FAL. |
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