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Airbus Group NV (AIR) raised the prospect of discontinuing its A380 superjumbo as soon as 2018, the first admission that it may have misjudged the market for the double-decker
after failing to find a single airline buyer this year.
Скрипач - не нужен (с)
While popular with travelers, most carriers prefer smaller twin-jet models that are more fuel efficient and can access more airports.
Помнится пару лет назад я аж чуть не взахлеб спорил, утверждая, что А380, это экстенсивный провал и будущее за 787 (Door-to-door). Хе-хе...
Richard Aboulafia, vice president at the Teal Group and longtime critic of the plane, said the new large twin-engine planes coming to the market will be the death of the A380
Не может быть!
И интересная новость
Boeing Co. (BA) said yesterday that it will cut back production of its 747 jumbo.
Airbus has won orders for 318 of the jumbos. That’s a fraction of the 1,200 it thought airlines needed in that size category when it started marketing in 2000.
Boeing’s 747-8i, the only rival, has fared even worse, winning 51 orders from four airlines.
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