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What was the point of that very strange "random numbers about 380 orders" paragraph? I don't get it. You didn't try to make a point with it, and you were jumpin

What was the point of that very strange "random numbers about 380 orders" paragraph? I don't get it. You didn't try to make a point with it, and you were jumping all over the place with data (is receiving 10 or more for a single airline an important metric?). Here's a list of orders Vs. deliveries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Airbus_A380_orders_and_deliveries http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Airbus_A380_orders_and_... Total Orders: 318 Options: 28 Deliveries: 138 - Emirates: 50 delivered - Singapore Airlines: 19 - Lufthansa: 12 - Qantas: 12 - Air France: 10 - Korean Air: 10 - British Airways: 6 - Malaysia Airlines: 6 - Thai Airways International: 6 - China Southern Airlines: 5 - Asiana Airlines: 2 deliveries

tptacek 12y ago
Let me try to rephrase. Leave Emirates aside for a moment. Singapore is the largest buyer of 380s after Emirates. But unlike Emirates, for whom the 380 is the second-largest component of the fleet, the 380 makes up only a small part of Singapore's fleet. Moreover, the trend at Singapore is away from the 380, and towards the 350 and the 747. It is also probably not a coincidence that Emirates and Singapore are state-sponsored airlines. Lufthansa is also a state-supported airline, the flag carrier of Germany, and recipient of significant subsidies from the German government. Lufthansa is also canceling orders for the 380.