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Πέμπτη 29 Δεκεμβρίου 2016

Airbus decides to cut production of troubled A380 in 2017-2018


The pan-European plane-maker, Airbus Group decided to cut the production plan for the troubled A380 superjumbo jets for the second time in 2016.

The authorities of Airbus recently informed that they would push the delivery of 12 superjumbo A380 jets by a year, which were previously scheduled to be delivered to Emirates in 2017 and 2018.

In July 2016, the airline manufacturer announced that they would reduce the production of A380 jets from 27 jets to 12 jets a year in 2018.

According to study, the demand for the four-engine Airbus A380 is comparatively lower than the two-engine Airbus jets, which are way cheaper than the superjumbo jet.

The superjumbo jets entered the service in 2007 and till then the manufacturer is losing money while manufacturing each jet. According to the chief operating officer, Tom Williams, the production of the A380 could prove to be a mistake and it would never be profitable.

According to aviation analyst Howard Wheeldon, the A380 is a technical wonder and well loved by passengers, but for airlines as operators it carries a large element of risk in terms of ability to fill every seat.


The authorities of Airbus also informed that they would try to accelerate manufacturing cost cuts in order to compensate for delivering the jets late.


According to sources, the hold-up is due to the performance of the engines of the jets, manufactured by Rolls. The poor performance of the Rolls engines forced Sir Tim Clark of Emirates to warn the airline manufacturer about the ‘technical issues’ which needed to be dealt with before the delivery of the A380 jets.