I have posted before, and I have also sent out e-mails to reporters when it comes to stories they cover regarding aviation (Yes I am an ass that way and what of it). Airbus and Boeing have the same operational principle that is applied to their manufacturing. Both have a specific amount of limited infrastructure that establishes a certain pace for manufacturing aircraft. In certain classes (specifically single aisle) both are able to pump out only what that infrastructure will allow them to. The investment into that infrastructure is based off of industry wide supply and demand principles. You place and or win a contract to replace an airlines fleet means that you have slots and those slots are based off of priority (usually first come order first served). Those slots are limited annually based off of how much the infrastructure can pump out. If Boeing has a contract to replace a significant amount of say American Airlines and Delta´s aging fleet, that means Boeing is going to have quite a few slots filled for a very very long time. We are talking about hundreds of slots. If an airline after that wants to replace their fleet or be a startup and want to use a particular type of Boeing aircraft and want it brand new, they are going to have to get in line until slots are available for assembly. Sometimes that takes years. The other option is to contact Airbus and see what they have available regarding slots. They might not be as busy as Boeing is filling orders to replace older aircraft and may be able to pump out the required amount for a carrier quicker due to them not having as many priority slots filled over a particular amount of time. That by definition is not winning a contract for 43 airplanes. That´s getting the contract by default due to the lack of the preferred manufacturer not having the capacity to deliver in the manner and time desired. There is a difference. bloomberg/news/2013-09-25/airbus-wins-orders-for-43-planes-from-chinese-startups.html?cmpid=yhoo
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:14:19 +0000
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