A380 to visit Brussels airport next week

[C]

WWWWWWWWWWRONG!!!!!!!!

contrary to popular belief, BA operated concorde with huge profitability for lengthy periods of time, including after the concorde crash. What did for it was Airbus' cutting of replacement part supply.

Mmm, but that's a lot easier when you virtually didn't have to pay for the aircraft in the first place, and when tickets were generally several times times the price of a normal economy of business class fair across the pond. I expect if they (AF and BA) had paid cost price for the aircraft and its development, they may have made a little less of a profit to say the least!

[spitfire boy]

WWWWWWWWWWRONG!!!!!!!!

contrary to popular belief, BA operated concorde with huge profitability for lengthy periods of time, including after the concorde crash. What did for it was Airbus' cutting of replacement part supply.

Mmm, but that's a lot easier when you virtually didn't have to pay for the aircraft in the first place, and when tickets were generally several times times the price of a normal economy of business class fair across the pond. I expect if they (AF and BA) had paid cost price for the aircraft and its development, they may have made a little less of a profit to say the least!

The popular conception that BA bought their last concorde for

[C]

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The popular conception that BA bought their last concorde for

[spitfire boy]

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The popular conception that BA bought their last concorde for

[C]

Not sure on that one... anyway, point is concorde wasn't necessarily an unprofitable venture.

For the airlines it was certainly profitable... For the British and French goverments who covered the deficit, probably not!

[Hagar]

For the airlines it was certainly profitable... For the British and French goverments who covered the deficit, probably not!

Make that the long-suffering British & French taxpayers, including me. Governments have no funds of their own.

[C]

For the airlines it was certainly profitable... For the British and French goverments who covered the deficit, probably not!

Make that the long-suffering British & French taxpayers, including me. Governments have no funds of their own.

Good point, well made!

[Anark]

I find it funny on SimV how a topic about the A380 could turn into an argument about Concorde.  ;D

[F3Hadlow]

[quote]I find it funny on SimV how a topic about the A380 could turn into an argument about Concorde.

[C]

I find it funny on SimV how a topic about the A380 could turn into an argument about Concorde.  ;D

I was just thinking the same thing!

[ATI_7500]

SimViation = Off-topic heaven

[spitfire boy]

SimViation = Off-topic heaven

We should get Ronnie Corbett to do one of his monologues!!!

P.S., if you don't understand this, you never will.

[C]

SimViation = Off-topic heaven

How to make a simple informative topic (A380 to Brussels) into an informative discussion on the merits of Ronnie Corbett, via the financial and political background of the procurement of Concorde.

That's what makes us unique!