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.
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BlueEye
(449 posts)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)
Calista241
(5,584 posts)This news is surprising.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)They are buying the 777 which is a different model.
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)Boeing just builds a superior aircraft, and has done so for nearly 80 years.
Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)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)...I'm just an old Boeing fan and they still build a fine - even superior - aircraft.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)The B737-900 is a piece of shit...
amandabeech
(9,893 posts)"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.