The first, the 787 vs. the A330, has Airbus on the back foot. While the A330 was fantastic as a cheap, high capacity aircraft, the entry of the 787 (and its production ramping up) has made the A330 look old. The A330neo revamp is an improvement (and it sells cheaper than the ...
We atch-aviationkeep track of all aircraft deliveries in real-time. This week, we ran a 2022 aircraft deliveries “Airbus vs Boeing” report and here are some interesting insights: Airbushas led in aircraft deliveries for the past four years, with the most substantial difference in 2019 due t...
1.5 m€ vs 1.69 m$ (more so taking into account average exchange rates in 2017 (~ 1.13 USD/EUR)), theincentive schemes at Boeingend up with atotal remuneration for the CEOabout thedouble (x1.8) of that in Airbus.
On the other side, the Airbus A350-900ULR has only received a mere seven orders. All of these come from Singapore Airlines. The jet primarily features on the carrier's ultra-long-distance routebetween Singapore and New York.This lack of popularity can be explained by a number of factors. ...
This was the crux of the Airbus vs Boeing debate. The larger,Airbus A380wing design ensured future versions of the aircraft could handle a total weight of up to 750 tons. This meant the US$280m A380 would achieve optimum cost-efficiency carrying closer to 800 passengers. That’s a lot ...
“The A380 is between 10% and 16% per seat heavier than the 747-8. The 747-8’s OEW [operating empty weight] per seat is 453kg [998lb] compared with 498kg per seat [using Airbus’s brochure weight numbers] for the A380,” says Baseler. He says Boeing calculates the A380 is ...
boeing recently changed the way it reports orders and deliveries. as a result, we had to rework the way the data is loaded into our databases which resulted in the monthly reports for boeing, airbus and lockheed martin ( lmt ) to be delayed. admittedly, orders and delivery numbers are ...
Boeing vs. Airbus Before we start looking at individual aircraft, it is worth noting a few good ways to differentiate Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The first of these is by aircraft by cockpit window design. The side window panels have a quite different design for each manufacturer. This applies...
Boeing’s commercial market outlook, the AirVenture and Farnborough air shows, Airbus’ A321XLR certification, funding for FAA infrastructure, Embraer’s Eve flying taxi prototype, JetBlue’s unpaid leave offer to flight attendants, and first officers decline to upgrade to captain. ...
Space X beat Boeing to a pulp. It must be fun to go to work for them vs the way Boeing treats its cowering workers. Rob November 5, 2020 Bryce, the FAA rated the 777x ultimate load test as a success. Airbus has also had failures just below ultimate load, that were deemed successful...