Boring airliners?

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Maybe, but I believe the 777 is an "old" airplane and they needed
something new to compete with the "new" airplanes from the bus.

I always have thought that Airbus was an accurate, yet unfortunate, name
choice for an airplane company. Talk about pedestrian...



I agree. The French often get screwed up when they invent "English" names.
It seems they fail to consider the connotations to English speakers. One of
the most advanced ADSL providers in France is called "wannadoo" - The poor
souls who to subscribe to them have to have an e-mail address
- and be the object of ridicule throughout the English
speaking world.

"Airbus" doesn't sound like the most technologically advanced airliner in
the world. It sounds like something slow and uncomfortable, with a toilet
in the back.

G Faris

Greg Farris wrote:

I agree. The French often get screwed up when they invent "English" names.

You seem to miss that Airbus is *not* a French company. And the Brits
tend to be at least as sensible for connotations as the Yanks.

"Airbus" doesn't sound like the most technologically advanced airliner in
the world.

It sounds exactly like what airliners are today: Nothing adventurous,
nothing fancy, just simple and safe transport.

Stefan

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:07:31 +0200, Stefan
wrote:

You seem to miss that Airbus is *not* a French company. And the Brits
tend to be at least as sensible for connotations as the Yanks.

The sensitivity is very different, however. When I lived in England, I
was startled to find a range of books called Cheap Editions, and the
place where I got my teeth fixed part of the Health Scheme. To an
American, cheap meant shoddy, and scheme meant something close to
crooked.



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Cub Driver wrote:

The sensitivity is very different, however. When I lived in England, I
was startled to find a range of books called Cheap Editions, and the

I'll always remember that American who proudly stated: Hey, I'm
certified! in a British environment. He earned big amusement and never
understood why.

The question remains: Why should Airbus care about the connotations
their name causes in the USA when their main market most probably will
be Europe, Arabia and Asia?

Stefan

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:00:38 +0200, Stefan
wrote:

I'll always remember that American who proudly stated: Hey, I'm
certified! in a British environment. He earned big amusement and never
understood why.

Then there was the gent (batman?) who asked the Fulbright women: "What
time shall I knock you up in the morning?"

The question remains: Why should Airbus care about the connotations
their name causes in the USA when their main market most probably will
be Europe, Arabia and Asia?

Wow. Same reason why Boeing should care what it calls its planes in
Europe, despite the fact that it is a much smaller market than the
U.S. A sale is a sale.

Airbus is indeed a terrible name. People seem to have accepted it,
though. Of course most people don't have the faintest idea what
airplane they're flying on, neither manufacturer nor model.



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On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 at 06:55:00 in message
, Cub Driver
wrote:

The sensitivity is very different, however. When I lived in England, I
was startled to find a range of books called Cheap Editions, and the
place where I got my teeth fixed part of the Health Scheme. To an
American, cheap meant shoddy, and scheme meant something close to
crooked.

The National Health Service I think you will find it is called.
--
David CL Francis

On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 00:00:04 GMT, David CL Francis
wrote:

The National Health Service I think you will find it is called.

True, but everyone in Manchester called it the Health Scheme.

When I came home from England, I was drafted, and in time I was sent
overseas. We had to get our teeth fixed up first. By luck of the draw
I got the colonel in charge (one avoids high-ranking officers in the
army medical corps: why would a good dentist stay in the service?). He
drilled out one of my British fillings, then called all the
lieutenants and captains around him (leaving a room full of GIs with
their mouths propped open). "Look at this!" he cried. "Red mercury! I
haven't seen that since the 1930s!"

This was all some time ago, of course.


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Greg Farris wrote:

I agree. The French often get screwed up when they invent "English" names.

You seem to miss that Airbus is *not* a French company. And the Brits
tend to be at least as sensible for connotations as the Yanks.

"Airbus" doesn't sound like the most technologically advanced airliner in
the world.

It sounds exactly like what airliners are today and what most people are
looking for: Nothing adventurous, nothing fancy, just simple and safe
transport.

Stefan

It sounds exactly like what airliners are today and what most people are
looking for: Nothing adventurous, nothing fancy, just simple and safe
transport.

Speaking of safety -- I wonder if the A380 has a composite rudder?
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Jay Honeck wrote:

Speaking of safety -- I wonder if the A380 has a composite rudder?

Certainly. And I guess you can crash the A380 like any other plane if
you really want to and act accordingly.

Stefan