Originally Posted by
jungle
Airbus parent company EADS has announced a new break-even point for its troubled A380 programme - 420 aircraft as opposed to the previous 270, the BBC reports. Current orders for the A380 stand at 159.
This big white elephant is going to break the company.
That would be very bad for the EU
and the US. It's highly unlikely though!
I've been doing some case studies and one sure thing to come from globalisation is increased long haul air freight!
According to Boeing and The IATA, World Air Cargo will grow at the rate of 5-6% per year for the next two decades. By 2027, there will be around 4000 freighter aircraft in service. That's almost double the number in service today.How many of those 2000 freighter orders do you think will be A380-F's?
Given the capability of the aircraft, I'd guess quite a few.
AL