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From: AHigherCalling@SemperFi.org
"Earl Evleth" wrote in message
news:BDF36EB6.2D3E7%evleth@wanadoo.fr...
> in article 41cdabb8$0$11518$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr, John of Aix at
> j.murphy@nospamlibertysurf.fr wrote on 25/12/04 19:02:
>
>> I'll tell you why they bought them and why more an more companies buy
>> Airbus, more than buy Boeings, because they are cheaper to buy, cheaper
>> to run and, all having the same cabin layout, save enormous amounts in
>> staff and pilot training costs. In short, Aibus makes better aeroplanes.
>> Tough shit sunshine.
>
>
> While I agree that Airbus makes a good airplane, the slide of the dollar,
> over 30%, should have eaten into Airbus's profit margin on whatever plane
> the make and sell.
>
35% since the beginning of 2002. If European airlines buy Boeing, they get a
35% discount just on the value of the Euro versus the dollar. In the case of
Spain, they paid full price. As businessmen, they made a bad decision for
the long term health of their company.
> In fact, for the first time in along time, France ran a trade deficit in
> 2004. That is worrisome.
>
France is in big economic trouble.
> On paper the 350 looks better than the 7E7. Moreover, Airbus has
> configurated their planes rationally so that a pilot trained
> to fly one model and be trained easily to fly an upgraded model.
The practical matter is that pilots don't switch aircraft so this means
little.
> I think that have had a slight advantage in economy. Indeed,
> the engine for the 7E7 as not yet been selected according to
> news reports.
>
You are incorrect. 7E7 buyers have their choice of engines since the
aircraft was built with a common engine interface.
> So the big problem is the price. Airbus lost 30-40% in pricing competition
> over the last couple of years.
>
> Earl
>
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