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The 747 was a problem that was disappearing on it's own. When the A380 was approved, the 747 was no longer obscenely profitable, it was already facing lower dem
by valuearb 9y ago
The 747 was a problem that was disappearing on it's own. When the A380 was approved, the 747 was no longer obscenely profitable, it was already facing lower demand and the requirements for an expensive update.
Airbus crippled itself trying to eliminate it with the A380, they blew a huge amount of capital they'll never get back.
The hub and spoke model is dead and won't be coming back. New slots can be easily created by adding runways or building new airports. Flying point to point isn't just more convenient and faster, it is cheaper and more fuel efficient.
- AnimalMuppet 9y ago> New slots can be easily created by adding runways or building new airports. I wouldn't call that "easy". How many new runways are going to be built next year? How many new airports? I'll make a guess that the answers are "none" and "very few or none".
- valuearb 9y agoWell, demand is the driver of that. Right now the need isn't that great. If it becomes that great, a far easier solution than the A380 is new runways and new airports.
- AnimalMuppet 9y agoDemand may be the driver, but the transmission is broken. There's zoning, and environmental regulations, and NIMBY opposition, and on and on. I mean, how's Heathrow's new runway coming? The demand is clearly there, but the runway is not. It received the support of the government clear back in 2009. After much back and forth, it's ready for a final decision this winter, with the earliest possible year of operation being 2025. And that's with the demand being clearly there.
- merb 9y ago> How many new airports? maybe berlin, if they decide to rebuilt the failed project.
- zhte415 9y agoI think this depends where in the world you are. In a lot of places it is very easy.