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In rec.travel.air John Kulp wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:05:35 GMT, A Guy Called Tyketto
> wrote:
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>>In rec.travel.air John Kulp wrote:
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>>> Yeah, only 2 years and several billions dollars late. And, of course,
>>> it doesn't compete with the 787. The 787 competes with the new A350
>>> whose first expected delivery is sometime in 2013.
>>
>> That isn't the point. The point is that Boeing insisted that
>>the delays that plagued the A380 wouldn't happen with the B787.. Yet,
>>here they are, with delays on the B787. For Boeing, it's "Hello Face,
>>I'm Egg."
>>
>
> So did Airbus. So what's the big deal? The 787 is infinitely more
> successful than the A380 which may well never be profitable and then
> tried to flog a basic A350 as an alternative to the 787 which
> absolutely no one wanted. New aircraft delays are nothing new anyway.
> Big deal.
You missed the point. Airbus was the first with delays, yes.
Boeing (here we go again) *publicly stated* that they would not
encounter any delays in the production of the B787.
Now they've come full circle and say they have delays. That
totally tarnishes all that they've said in the buildup to the B787.
They really can't talk now. They have delays too. It's like when David
Lee Roth left Van Halen. He released an album called "Eat 'em and
Smile" while VH with Sammy Hagar releaed "5150". 5150 didn't sell as
well as Eat 'em and Smile. Then Roth released Hot in the Shade, which
bombed. Egg on his face. VH released "OU812" which skyrocketed. Both
album titles were messages to the other party who were enemies.
Replace David Lee Roth and VH with Boeing and Airbus. 'nuff said.
BL.
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