SIA Orders 20 A350-900 + 9 additional A380

[Pieter C. 5]

Thanks a lot, Yeung, seems like Airbus did very well at the Farnborough show

[Kevin Teh 0]

suprisingly, airbus doing very good there....

[Edwin P K 0]

Airbus got more orders in Farnborough airshow than Boeing - but still lags behind Boeing in total orders so far this year.

 

[Tze Shan 0]

SQ's livery makes the aircraft looks luxury!

[Pieter C. 5]

We have to see if ever SQ will operate the A380:

 

October 18, 2006

Airbus may have to sell some production sites as part of its restructuring plans, the planemaker's new head said in remarks published on Wednesday.

 

Airbus chief Louis Gallois also told the Depeche du Midi paper that without the "Power8" restructuring project, Airbus cannot launch the A350, its next model after the delayed A380 superjumbo, which is seen as vital to catch up with Boeing.

 

"We are going to study everything without blinkers, including the solutions used by Boeing, which sold some of its sites. I don't have any preconceived ideas, and we will be pragmatic," Gallois told the southwestern French daily.

 

Gallois' predecessor Christian Streiff, who quit after three months in the job earlier in October, started mapping out the plans to save 30 percent in structural costs as Airbus wrestled with fresh delays to its superjumbo.

 

Airbus faces pressure from many politicians to protect jobs. It has plants in France, Germany, Spain and Britain.

 

"Even without the A380 problems, we would have needed Power8 to cope with the weak dollar," Gallois was reported as saying.

 

"Because of the dollar's fall we have lost 20 percent in competitiveness against Boeing since the A380 was launched in 2000. We can't stay in that situation. Without Power8, we cannot launch the A350. The future of Airbus is at stake."

 

The A350 is Airbus's answer to Boeing's recent success in the fast-growing market for future mid-sized jets that will be able to fly long distances on two engines instead of four.

 

Airbus hoped to use an old fuselage, but after poor sales against Boeing's all-new 787 Dreamliner it had to redesign the plane at potentially twice the original EUR4 billion euro (USD$5 billion) cost.

 

Airbus parent EADS will decide in two weeks whether to go ahead with the costlier version, a board member said.

 

"The delay of the A380 has no importance at all. EADS's problem is not the delay of the 380. The delay is a financial problem but will be resolved," said Francois David, who is president of export insurance firm Coface and a member of the board of directors of EADS.

 

"It is an excellent plane with clients... and no rivals. It will be late by two years, or one and a half years, but it is not serious. What is serious is the new rival to the 787," he told reporters in Paris.

 

"The question which will come up in 15 days' time for the board of EADS is, do we launch a rival to the 787? That is the real question."

(Reuters)

 

and this is Boeing's reaction to the problems of EADS/Airbus:

 

October 18, 2006

Boeing is in no position to capitalize immediately on turmoil at rival Airbus, a senior marketing executive for the US planemaker said on Tuesday.

 

But if its European rival -- whose A380 superjumbo is now two years behind schedule -- fails to regain the trust of its customers, then Boeing can grasp a long-term advantage, he said.

 

"There's not much you can do in the short term," Boeing's marketing vice president Randy Baseler said, two weeks after Airbus announced a third delay to its A380 plane.

 

"How do you capitalize on that?," he said, adding that Boeing's production lines were booked up for the next three years. "We can't deliver either."

 

Delays to Airbus' double-decker A380 -- which will be the world's largest passenger jet when it is due to enter service late next year -- have sparked talk that Boeing will see a flood of orders for its largest plane family, the 747.

 

But so far no airlines have canceled A380 orders, and Baseler said Boeing would not be able to ramp up production quickly enough to match delivery dates that customers would likely want to replace delayed Airbus planes.

"The supply chain is tight," he said "There's not a lot we can do."

 

Boeing is wary of boosting production after a disastrous attempt to speed up deliveries in the late 1990s, which caused problems with suppliers and ended up closing a production line for several months.

 

Boeing worked hard to win over customers after the resulting delays, said Baseler, suggesting Airbus now faces the same issue.

 

"The most important thing is to regain the trust of the customer," he said. "You've got to regain credibility."

 

Baseler said if Airbus has to delay the A380 once more -- further stretching the patience of customers -- that would begin to open up a gap for Boeing to capitalize on in the long-term.

 

"That changes the game rapidly," he said.

 

(Reuters)

[Seth K 3]

We have to see if ever SQ will operate the A350:

Well, initially, SQ hasn't order A350 yet, or am I wrong?

 

"We are going to study everything without blinkers, including the solutions used by Boeing, which sold some of its sites. I don't have any preconceived ideas, and we will be pragmatic," Gallois told the southwestern French daily.

Erhmmmm, Airbus copy Boeing again?

 

The A350 is Airbus's answer to Boeing's recent success in the fast-growing market for future mid-sized jets that will be able to fly long distances on two engines instead of four.

Dun see why VS want to order this one, looks like VS stucks with ancient A346 for the next hundred years No more 4 engines, safer, longer farther promotions by Airbus..........seems like they talk rubbish previously

 

if Airbus has to delay the A380 once more ........

Then, there will be more coming...................(Geometry math, implication chapter 1(LOGIC) section 1, if....then)

Edited October 18, 2006 by Seth K

[Pieter C. 5]

Well, initially, SQ hasn't order A350 yet, or am I wrong?

 

Sorry, I meant to say A380; it has been corrected accordingly

[alberttky 0]

Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong stated it may order A350-1000 equipment, following the announcement by Airbus on its planned improvements to the range and payload of the aircraft, reports Bloomberg.

 

Meanwhile, SIA took delivery of its 13th A380 aircraft on 14-Sep-2011.

 

http://www.centreforaviation.com/news/singapore-airlines-may-order-a350-1000-equipment-ceo-120069

[flee 5]

I wonder when they will receive their B787s.

 

With Emirates ordering more aircraft, SQ will have a very tough competitor. Its not only MH who will find the competition tough, SQ may feel the heat too. I wonder if they will order more B77Ws and A380s soon.