Dreamliner Nears Production

On 1 Dec 2006 07:43:16 -0800, "Kingfish" wrote
in om:

I read Airbus has revised its estimate saying its break-even figure has
gone from 250 aircraft to 400.

That is in the face of customers canceling orders due to the recent
two year delay in shipping schedule and the increase in fuel costs.

Larry Dighera wrote:

I read Airbus has revised its estimate saying its break-even figure has
gone from 250 aircraft to 400.

That is in the face of customers canceling orders due to the recent
two year delay in shipping schedule and the increase in fuel costs.

Not sure how fuel costs affect the airframer, I think Airbus' increased
costs have more to do with contract penalties for not delivering on
time and some extensive redesign work on certain A380 systems. So far
the only cancellation I've read about is FedEx dropping their 10-plane
order and buying B-777 freighters instead.

In article . com,
"Kingfish" wrote:

Not sure how fuel costs affect the airframer, I think Airbus' increased
costs have more to do with contract penalties for not delivering on
time and some extensive redesign work on certain A380 systems. So far
the only cancellation I've read about is FedEx dropping their 10-plane
order and buying B-777 freighters instead.

Airbus paid the lead customer $104 million in delay penalties this week.