On 10 Apr, 08:00, John Doe wrote:
> John Kulp wrote:
> > There's more than one. There is a much much larger market for the 787
> > than the A380. No comparison at all. In fact, it is quite unlikely
> > that the A380 will ever make money.
>
> The larger market, and HUGE order book for the 787 make the delay a MUCH
> bigger problem to manage with far more compensation demands from the 60
> or so customers of the 787.
>
> >>In the case of Boeing, it was revealed today that they will not be able
> >>to ramp up production to the originally expected rate until sometime
> >>during 2012. (10 per month, 3 das per aircraft).
>
> > Where? I haven't seen this reported anywhere.
>
> Gosub the boeing investor web site and listen to the webcast.
> 25 aircraft on 2009. No hard numbers on 2010-2011 deliveries (although
> alluded at 75 for 2010), and mentioned that by 2012, they will finally
> be able to reach the original 10 aircraft per month rate. (to have
> originally been reached by end of 2008).
>
> > Catch up with what? They are in two totally different markets. The
> > 787 is sure to make tons of money where it is doubtful that the A380
> > will ever turn a penny.
>
> Catch up with delivery commitments written in contracts with customers.
> When Boeing doesn't deliver an aircraft on time, the customer demands
> financial compensation. Boeing has 892 aircraft to deliver, and if all
> of them are to be delivered late, that means a LOT of penalties for
> Boeing to pay.
>
> Boeing had originally expected to have 10/month rate by the end of 2008.
> It won't be until Boeing exceed the 10/month rate that it will able abl
> eto start to reduce the delays and catch up to the original delivery
> commitments. And Boeing won't reach the original rate of 10 before 2012.
>
> In fairness, not all 892 aircraft are to be delivered "as soon as
> possible". Some airlines have deliveries that go up to 10 years in the
> future, so those aircraft probably won't be delevered late. The firtsher
> one goes into the futire, the more spare production slots existed in the
> original order book, and that will allow Boeing to catch up on the delays.
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