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In article , Stefan
wrote: I think the only answer you'd accept is: Everything the ather guy gets is subsidies. Everything you get is not. I'm looking for a real definition, not some made up one -- Bob Noel no one likes an educated mule |
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Bob Noel wrote:
I'm looking for a real definition, not some made up one There is no hard definition. Cheap credits, tax cut, overpriced contracts, free infrastructure, payed research, import taxes for competitors etc. etc. are all indirect subsidies. I don't say whether this is good or bad. Most probably it is inevitable. Stefan |
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On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 09:06:39 -0600, "Robert B."
wrote: But as I understand it, the AB "repayable credits" are only repayable out of the profits of the aircraft line they support. Not having any risk in new development is a pretty big subsidy! That's correct. For example, if Airbus gets Launch Aid for the 787 Killer and then decides not to build the aircraft, the money is gone. Indeed, one wonders how much of the Launch Aid was ever repaid. It reminds me of the scene in Shakespeare in Love where the theater owner and the Money talk business on the new production, Ethel and the Pirate's Daughter: "But what about the actors?" "Share of the profits." "But Mr. Fennyman, there are never any profits!" "Of course not." "Mr. Fennyman, I think you're onto something!" Airbus is certainly onto something with its Launch Aid. -- all the best, Dan Ford email (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com the blog: www.danford.net In Search of Lost Time: www.readingproust.com |
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In article , Robert B. wrote:
Forget check-in and luggage... Can you imagine Custom lines if a couple of these suckers land at the same time? This is why I don't really like the A380 - unless Customs/Immigration is really improved in most airports, it'll take hours to get through. Even a B777 load is the best part of an hour unless you're lucky enough to be the first off. -- Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net "Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee" |
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Stefan wrote:
Martin Hotze wrote: I like it beeing in service and generating business. There are concerns IMHO about so many people in one place (check-in, gate, plane) ... I seem to remember that when the 747 was introduced, there were *excactly* the same concerns. Still are. It's no fun boarding any aircraft with a few hundred of your best friends. And at some airports, like LAX especially, it's a near disaster at the gates with a 747. |
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