Jan. 13, 2015: More from Airbus: Airbus held its annual press conference today in Toulouse, reporting its full year 2014 orders and deliveries results. Our Bjorn Fehrm was there and filed a report from the event. He will have more this week. Here are some stories from other media.
Reuters: Airbus to juggle production, defense A380. Airbus says it will likely take A320 production about 50/mo. We reported months ago the supply chain has been notified to prepare for rate 54 in 2018. Airbus also said it will bring A330ceo production down after 2015. We predict 5-6. Decisions are to be made in the coming months.
Bloomberg: Airbus to add 20 passengers to A350-1000.
Aviation Week: Airbus formally launches the A321neoLR. You read this plan here first last October.
Seattle Times: Boeing is No. 1 by some metrics. Dominic Gates takes his usual thorough look at the bragging rights of Airbus and Boeing.
IAM on wages: Boeing’s touch-labor union, the IAM 751, says a Washington State study about aerospace jobs shows 58% of non-Boeing aerospace jobs in the state are paying less than $15 per hour.
Bloomberg: Airbus to add 20 passengers to A350-1000.
If the airframe doesn’t grow it mimplies less galley space, smaller lavatories, seat pitches and other compromises. Nothing substantial. But it works great for costs per seat and other marketing / PR truths..
Boeing will have to beef up the 787-10 to offer serious competition to the A350-900 & -1000. The 777-8 will be too heavy, hurting CASM.
The fact
– AA, DL, UA in the USA,
– BA, AF/KLM, LH in Europe and
– CX, SQ and JAL in Asia
– Ethihad, QR and soon likely EK again
ordered A350XWB should have rang some alarm bells in Chicago, they nearly all use 777s. Customer Quality counts as much as orders.
I believe Airbus got the cross section right on the A350 for 9 abreast. Maybe in five years the 787 sees a split between economy extra and regular with 8 and 9, or the 777 could be the right cross section for a mix of 9 and 10, but so far that is not playing out, which makes me think the A350 is in the better position for the preferred cabin.
after anouncing 350 seats on delta a350-900 and 9 abreast a330neo… I think a350-1000 is going to get close to 400 seats…am I the only one who thinks thomson aero cozy suites is behind the dramatic increase in capacity?
Not sure where you’ve read Delta’s A330neo will be 9 abreast. It will stay 8 (and 9 for A350).
9 abreast a330neo was a general statementment by leahy….a359 with 350 seats were deta specific
*Delta sepcific*
Much appreciate the continuing receipt of the subject
“Odds and Ends:” More from Airbus annual press conference; IAM focuses on wages
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