Boeing or Airbus???

[Souichiro]

Thanks! I feel much beter now!

Hits Pigeon again....Still feeling Good?

Fokker Fokker Fokker

I agree between these 2 with Drumlines Statement!

[The Ruptured Duck]

HAHAA!  BOEING IS WINNING!

[Moach]

i believe boeing is more efficient as a manufacturer...
they can build a whole 747's inside their factory while airbus has to lug their A380's huge pre-manufactured parts all over europe...

i dare not say which is better, i just think boeing has a more practical approach

(but i do think boeings look better )


the Moach

[James Turbett]

Can someone plase explain why airbus brought out the A380 before the A350, 60 & 70?

[Craig.]

Can someone plase explain why airbus brought out the A380 before the A350, 60 & 70?

to give the impression of thye huge jump forward with the plane. Plus the A350 will be smaller so lower number.

[C]

Can someone plase explain why airbus brought out the A380 before the A350, 60 & 70?

Being a double-decker aeroplane I think the "8" is the giveaway...

they can build a whole 747's inside their factory while airbus has to lug their A380's huge pre-manufactured parts all over europe...

That would be because Airbus is effectively a consortium of large European aircraft constructors. If they wanted to I'm sure they could manufacture a single manufacturing facility in France, but they have the skilled work forces at the individual factories, and it obviously makes more economic sense for them to keep manufacturing the way it is with well established factories.

[dcunning30]

Can someone plase explain why airbus brought out the A380 before the A350, 60 & 70?

I would imagine primarily for market perception.  Airbus has arrived as the premier manufacture because they have the biggest and the baddest!  I'm not trivializing this, market perception matters.  However, only time will tell if the A380 would be a good strategic move or not.  Airbus went for bigger and farther where Boeing went for effeciency with the 777.

I'm sure both manufactures build good planes.  Just which is more able to anticipate the need and deliver aircraft that will meet that anticipated need into the next decade and beyond.

[dcunning30]

That would be because Airbus is effectively a consortium of large European aircraft constructors......

.....but they have the skilled work forces at the individual factories, and it obviously makes more economic sense for them to keep manufacturing the way it is with well established factories.

I remember living in Los Angeles near the aviation industry manufactures near LAX, I remember Northrop building skins for the 747, putting them on railroad cars and shipping them to Seattle for assembly.  This went on for many years.

[Hagar]

[quote]I remember Northrop building skins for the 747, putting them on railroad cars and shipping them to Seattle for assembly.

[C]

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I remember living in Los Angeles near the aviation industry manufactures near LAX, I remember Northrop building skins for the 747, putting them on railroad cars and shipping them to Seattle for assembly.