Airbus A380

AIRBUS A380 : Retards dans les livraisons.

Airbus pourrait bien ne livrer que 26 A380 cette année, soit deux de moins que prévu en début d'année. Deux exemplaires destinés à Emirates. Par contre, la production de 34 A380 en 2012, puis de 39 en 2013 est toujours d'actualité. Le mois de mai sera un moment faste pour le très gros-porteur avec cinq livraisons sur ce seul mois dont le premier à Korean Air. Cette dernière réceptionnera le plus grand nombre d'A380 cette année, à égalité avec Qantas, soit cinq appareils chacune

PHankel a écrit:Merci

Remarquable; car on ne saurait se faire une idée sur le bazar mis par P&W seulement en se basant sur le prix de vente d'un moteur de première monte.

Souhaitons que des "auditeurs", spécialistes impartiaux, pourront expliquer à la justice ce qu'est l'engine business.
Et que cette cour tendra l'oreille...

Green a écrit:Merci de tout ceci
Puisque des A 380 volent et vont voler en GP 7200 et que, pour partie, le design P&W vient d'un vol de propriété intellectuelle
Airbus peut-il être accusé de recel ?
Si GE ( et Snecma ) semblent s'être protégés depuis un bon moment c'est que tous les membres de l'Engine Alliance savaient.
Donc, Airbus, le donneur d'ordre, aussi.
Concernant le GTF, ne pourrait-il pas en être de même pour Airbus, Bombardier, Mitsubishi ?
Pour les P&W 4000....Etc.

En effet, j'ai évoqué ces aspects sans un ou plusieurs sous les approches de "aiding & abetting" (genre d'incitation), et de 'complicité ' sans parler de "connivence" active !

Airbus ne pouvait pas ne pas connaître le premier jugement en faveur de RR !

Certains acteurs et observateurs se permettent d'arguer qu'Airbus avait un devoir de prudence et de "due diligence" de ne pas sélectionner le moteur de l'EA, sans que le litige soit réglé !

Australian investigators are reviewing Rolls-Royce's quality control procedures as a probe into last November's uncontained [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] engine failure on a Qantas Airways [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] continues.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), in an update on the 4 November 2010 incident released on 18 May, said it is studying how the engine manufacturer could have missed a defect in an oil feed tube, which had been identified as the cause behind an oil fire and the subsequent engine failure...........
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Together with the United Kingdom's Air Accident Investigation Branch and Rolls-Royce, the ATSB is "examining the circumstances and missed opportunities with the potential to have detected the reduced wall thickness and offset counter bore of the oil feed tube" before, during and after the manufacturing of the IP turbine module case.
The bureau is also reviewing the quality audits and quality assurance system as part of the manufacturing process and assessing how effective they are in detecting defects, it added

Singapore Airlines' remaining A380s to have 409 seats

Singapore Airlines is to reduce the seating density on its remaining [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] A380s by 13%, slashing the economy-class cabin in favour of more business-class accommodation.
The airline is to fit just 409 seats in the eight outstanding A380s which it has on order.
Singapore Airlines' in-service fleet of 11 A380s are configured with 471 seats. These comprise 12 first-class and 60 business-class seats, plus an economy cabin seating 399.
But a spokesman for SIA confirms that while the 12 first-class suites will stay, the business-class seating will be increased to 86 in the eight aircraft yet to be delivered.
The economy-class seating will be cut back to 311 seats.
SIA has not detailed the precise layout of the aircraft but its current 471-seat A380s have 311 economy seats on the lower deck, which could indicate that the 88 upper-deck economy seats will be replaced by 26 business-class seats - giving the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] an all-business upper deck.
This reconfiguration will also mean SIA will operate one of the lowest-density A380s in the global fleet. Only Korean Air has fewer seats, having declared a 407-seat layout for its A380s, the first of which will be handed over on 26 May.

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] plans to increase its orders for the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] at next month's [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], and should also finally conclude a deal for the freighter conversion of its [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] passenger fleet. The airline currently holds orders for five A380s, with the first delivery scheduled for 2013.

CEO Akbar Al Baker said he plans to sign "a small order" for additional A380s, with the size still to be finalised but "it won't be a hundred aircraft".

Qatar Airways originally placed its order for the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] double-decker in 2001 but deliveries have been progressively pushed back - both at the airline's request and because of production problems. Engine selection is still outstanding, although Al Baker says he expects to choose between Engine Alliance and Rolls-Royce by early next year.

The airline also looks set to resolve its long-running row with Airbus over the conversion of its 29 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and -300s to freighters. Its A330-200s are due to be replaced from 2012 by [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] 787s, and Al Baker has been pushing Airbus to launch a "P2F" cargo conversion programme. Although the airframer has been looking to launch a -300P2F conversion, it has been reticent about including the -200 at this stage, claiming insufficient "feedstock" of aircraft to justify a launch.

However, sources familiar with the situation indicate it has also been concerned that the availability of an A330-200P2F could further dampen demand for the already slow-selling new-build -200F. Al Baker said he expects to make an announcement with Airbus at Paris about an A330P2F deal. Once converted, Qatar Airways intends to transfer the A330Fs to its leasing arm. Some of these aircraft are earmarked for operation by its own cargo division, while others will be offered for lease to third parties.

Al Baker said one recipient could be Luxembourg-based [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], with which Qatar Airways is finalising a deal to acquire a 35% stake.

The transaction should "hopefully" be completed in early June, Al Baker says, once regulatory approval is received.
"I will then be able to disclose more details about the tie-up," Al Baker adds.

"Wait & see", donc !

Airbus Eyes New A380 Operator

Airbus potentially will announce an A380 order from a new operator at the Paris air show next month.
It is not certain the deal will be closed, but an order is possible, says John Leahy, Airbus chief operating officer for customers.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has also indicated he could place a top up order for the aircraft. Qatar has orders for five aircraft already placed, with the first due in 2014. Its nearest rivals, Emirates and Etihad have 90 and 10 A380 orders, respectively.
Qatar Airways this year could also make its engine decision for the A380 between the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 and Engine Alliance GP7200. Emirates and Etihad have opted for the GP7200.
Leahy says there are “several campaigns” underway for the A380-sized aircraft.
Airbus plans to take the aircraft also to the Moscow air show in August, hoping to interest Aeroflot in the mega-transport.
Moreover, he sees more potential for airlines to take high-capacity versions with more than 800 seats like Air Austral, noting that China could be a market for that set up.
Production slots available for A380 customers open up around 2015.

Jeannot a écrit:Airbus devrait annoncer un nouveau client pour le 380 au Bourget

Airbus Eyes New A380 Operator

Airbus potentially will announce an A380 order from a new operator at the Paris air show next month.
It is not certain the deal will be closed, but an order is possible, says John Leahy, Airbus chief operating officer for customers.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has also indicated he could place a top up order for the aircraft. Qatar has orders for five aircraft already placed, with the first due in 2014. Its nearest rivals, Emirates and Etihad have 90 and 10 A380 orders, respectively.
Qatar Airways this year could also make its engine decision for the A380 between the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 and Engine Alliance GP7200. Emirates and Etihad have opted for the GP7200.
Leahy says there are “several campaigns” underway for the A380-sized aircraft.
Airbus plans to take the aircraft also to the Moscow air show in August, hoping to interest Aeroflot in the mega-transport.
Moreover, he sees more potential for airlines to take high-capacity versions with more than 800 seats like Air Austral, noting that China could be a market for that set up.
Production slots available for A380 customers open up around 2015.

[Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] Eyes New A380 Operator

On nous dit que Cathay aimerait avoir une expérience concrète de quelques années dans l'exploitation de ce Super-Jumbo, avant de prendre livraison ultérieurement du modèle qui l'intéresse vraiment, soit la version "stretch" A380-900, que cette Cie. voudrait, sans doute, commander dès que cela sera possible !

Jeannot a écrit:Superbe information ! De mon coté je penchais pour Turkish Airlines.

Airbus Plans Higher Max Takeoff Weight For A380

Airbus has finalized an A380 design package available to airlines allowing them to fly the aircraft farther or with more payload.
The design changes are available as an option to airlines and boost the maximum takeoff weight of the aircraft by four metric tons to 573,000 metric tons. The change would enable the aircraft to fly 120 nm farther or carry the equivalent of 20 more passengers.
Airbus is now in discussions with airlines about who want to take the option. The new weight variant is available starting in 2013, says program chief Alain Flourens.
The upgraded version introduces a slight modification to the wing twist on the A380 to improve efficiency, features a number of weight savings and, in some areas, slight reinforcements. “We simply sharpened our pencil.”
No engine changes were required to achieve the higher performance, says the Airbus official. Nevertheless, Rolls-Royce and Engine Alliance are looking at upgrades to introduce to their powerplant offerings on the A380, although Mary Ellen Jones, president of the General Electric/Pratt & Whitney joint venture, says right now Engine Alliance remains in the evaluation stage.
Meanwhile, Airbus is preparing for flight certification of new Koito Industries seats for Singapore Airlines, and deliveries will restart in a few weeks.
Flourens notes that progress in production is clearly being made, but concedes that seat issues and supply bottlenecks on the Trent 900 following last year’s uncontained engine failure on a Qantas A380 that has eaten up spares supplies will mean deliveries are heavily backloaded in the second half. Lead time for production, however, is significantly down, he stresses.
Production, meanwhile, is set to continue ramping up, with a goal of reaching three aircraft per month next year from about 2.5 aircraft per month this year.

Radar de recul

Suite aux deux collisions au sol qui ont affecté des A380 d'Air France (à Roissy et à New York), demande a été faite aux ingénieurs de trouver rapidement des solutions pour aider l'équipage à éviter ce type d'incidents. Ainsi Airbus étudierait le problème en suggérant de mettre, en bout d'ailes, des radars de type avertisseur de recul tels qu'ils existent sur les voitures haut de gamme. Sauf que ces derniers n'ont pas une portée suffisante et que des radars plus puissants contribueraient à perturber l'environnement électromagnétique de l'avion.

Kingfisher Airlines is in no hurry to take delivery of five Airbus A380 superjumbos it has on order and could push their arrival beyond 2016, Kingfisher chairman Vijay Mallya told reporters.

Ceci résume bien le bonhomme, tel que nous le voyons depuis des années, .... dans le domaine public, ... n'est-ce pas ! ?

India's second-busiest airline is also holding off making a decision on which enginns to put on the A380, postponing a choice between Rolls-Royce and a group led by General Electric and Pratt & Whitney.

"We haven't decided the delivery dates yet," Mallya said in an interview, asked when the USD$350 million jets would be in service.
Pressed on whether it would be in 2016, he said: "That, I would say, is the earliest. We don't really need that kind of capacity right now. Five is a lot of seats to fill."

Loss-making Kingfisher was reported earlier this year to have delayed taking delivery of the 525-seat airliner for a second time until 2016, from an original date of 2014.

The aircraft has been hit by over two years of production delays but the setback suits some airlines whose cash flows have been squeezed by the financial crisis and high oil prices.

Asked about the choice of engines, Mallya said: "There are two engine choices available, we haven't decided which one we are going to go for."

(Reuters)

Nos Forumistes ont, surement, des anecdotes intéressantes, au sujet de Kingfisher !

Merci, Jeannot !

Jeannot a écrit:Quelques réactions au "Boeing's Investors' days"

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"Forget it" ! Rien de nouveau, sinon que la possibilité d'une remotorisation des B737 NG semble s'intensifer !
Intox ?

• l'été indien des B777-300ER soit dû aux seules compensations pour les retards sur le programme B787;
  
• l'actuel projet, A350-1000, qui sera défini d'ici à la fin de l'année 2011, a déjà mis dans l'ombre le B777-300ER, ainsi que le concept de sa motorisation GE90-115B, technologiquement vieillot même par rapport à la génération des RR Trent 900, mais surtout par rapport aux RR Trent 100à ET Trent XWB .
  

• selon les standards actuels et "going forward", la config. cabine, en 3 classes std., selon les normes modernes de confort spacieux, ne permet pas à Boeing de dépassser les 300 / 315 dans le B777-300ER,
  
• selon les mêmes normes et standards en config. cabine, l'A350-XWB-1000, permet à Airbus d'accueillir de manière confortables 350 passagers !
  

Si Airbus fait un "Grand Superbi-", de 400 à 410 / 420 places, en config. cabine, l'A350-XWB-1000 en sera la précurseur. Et Airbus sera en mesure de faire une mini-famille d'au moins 2 x Superbi-, le plus grand allant vers les 470 /475 passagers, toujours en config. cabine dite "3 classes std., selon les normes modernes de confort spacieux" !

En ce moment-là, c'est Boeing qui sera en mode "catch-up" / 'de rattrapage', car l'Airbus A350-XWB sera en train de montrer à quel point le B777-300ER est du "old hat", tout comme l'A380-800 actuel (même sans parler de la version "stretch" A380-900) montre à quel point le B747-8I est, aussi, du "old hat" !

Work will begin next week, on the repair of Qantas’ first A380 (MSN014), which suffered an uncontained engine failure on a Singapore to Sydney service in November last year.

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Repair work will be done in Singapore, and is estimated to cost over AUD$100,000,000.
The frame is currently going under weekly preservation checks, which includes rotating the tires and checking the avionics. The windows have also been covered, to prevent interior fading.