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Omaha Steve

(99,073 posts)
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 07:00 AM Jun 2014

Airbus loses order for 70 of its troubled A350

Source: AP-Excite

PARIS (AP) — Emirates Airlines has cancelled its order for 70 Airbus A350 aircraft, a blow to the manufacturer that has seen its share price sink 4 percent in morning trading.

The A350 is intended as Airbus' best hope for catching up in the long-haul market that is dominated by Boeing's 777 and 787 but has been plagued by years of delays and a multibillion dollar revamp.

In Wednesday's announcement, the companies said Emirates cancelled the order after a "fleet requirement" review. The carrier is owned by the government of Dubai and is by far the largest in the Mideast.

Emirates has been rapidly adding the Boeing 777 to its fleet, and last year placed an order for 150 of the planned 777x model in a deal valued at $55.6 billion.



Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20140611/eu--france-airbus-6ec30f905f.html

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Airbus loses order for 70 of its troubled A350 (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jun 2014 OP
Oh wow, that's a serious blow for them. BlueEye Jun 2014 #1
Considering the problems Boeing has had with the 787 Calista241 Jun 2014 #2
They aren't buying 787's though davidpdx Jun 2014 #3
The A350 is a fine aircraft, as is the 787 or 777, for that matter... Cooley Hurd Jun 2014 #4
Gotta dispute you on that. Populist_Prole Jun 2014 #5
I agree with you - Airbus Industries builds a GREAT aircraft... Cooley Hurd Jun 2014 #6
I used to agree but... SoapBox Jun 2014 #7
Didn't Boeing have a "lessons learned" after the catastrophic outsourcing amandabeech Jun 2014 #8

BlueEye

(449 posts)
1. Oh wow, that's a serious blow for them.
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 07:16 AM
Jun 2014

The A350 had been selling well in the last year, I wonder why Emirates changed their mind.

Good news for Boeing Machinists though! (assuming they really do keep production in Seattle)

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
4. The A350 is a fine aircraft, as is the 787 or 777, for that matter...
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 11:00 AM
Jun 2014

Boeing just builds a superior aircraft, and has done so for nearly 80 years.

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)
5. Gotta dispute you on that.
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 11:54 AM
Jun 2014

Airbus builds a damned good airplane, and uses lots of US components.

Boeing is old hat and are turning into a scab "virtual manufacturer" anyway. I'm not loyal to them, vis a vis "USA! USA! USA!" one bit anymore.

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
6. I agree with you - Airbus Industries builds a GREAT aircraft...
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 11:56 AM
Jun 2014

...I'm just an old Boeing fan and they still build a fine - even superior - aircraft.

 

amandabeech

(9,893 posts)
8. Didn't Boeing have a "lessons learned" after the catastrophic outsourcing
Wed Jun 11, 2014, 04:23 PM
Jun 2014

"manufacture" of the 787? I thought that I saw an article a couple of years ago that suggested that Boeing had decided to bring much of that outsourcing back under their direct control in Boeing plants.

Is their goal still to make parts in as many countries as they plan to sell the planes?

What is your opinion of the regional jets? I don't fly much anymore, when when I do, I'm on the smallest CRJ and usually the ERJ 175 (or so). I know that the CRJ's are made by Bombardier in Canada, so I would expect them to do well in winter flights, but IIRC, those ERJs are made in Brazil by Embraer. Not a lot of snow and ice down there, and there's plenty where I usually fly. I'd appreciate any thoughts that you might have on that.

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