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> The only thing keeping Boeing in the game right now is likely the fact that Airbus is sold out for over a decade Depends on the model, A220, A330 and A350 ca
by sofixa 3y ago
> The only thing keeping Boeing in the game right now is likely the fact that Airbus is sold out for over a decade
Depends on the model, A220, A330 and A350 can be ordered for within 5 years.
Update: Delta just ordered A350-1000s, and deliveries will start in 2026, so merely 2 years out.
- hef19898 3y agoDelivery slot allocation is bit more complex than deviding order book by monthly deliveries. Also, custumers cancel orders, freeing up delivery slots for other airlines. The A320 order book is approaching ten years so, and wont decrease with sales exceeding deliveries.
- fmajid 3y agoIt figures Airbus wouldn't add a new production line for an aircraft first introduced in 1988 and for which a replacement could arrive in 2024 or 2025.
- sofixa 3y ago> for which a replacement could arrive in 2024 or 2025 That's unlikely. They're in the process of testing out various moonshots (hydrogen powered aircraft in multiple configurations, flying wings, open fan engines), and it's practically impossible to have enough data to engage in a new design so quickly. Especially when the neo A320 family is quite new, selling very well, and has new models coming out soon (A321LR and XLR), and they already have the A220 that can use new engines and a stretch.
- hef19898 3y agoFor a replacement to arrive in the next 2 years, planes would have to be already in flight testing. Moonshots are good, aren't they? Difference between Airbus and the various Start-Up moonshoots: the former is financed by their existing business activities, while the latter is financed by VC money.