التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Mega Plane. |
| المؤلفون: |
Matlack, Carol, Holmes, Stanley |
| المصدر: |
BusinessWeek; 11/10/2003, Issue 3857, p88-92, 4p, 3 Color Photographs, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
AIRPLANES, JET planes, PROFITABILITY, AIRPORTS, CONTRACTORS, AIR travel |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
TOULOUSE (France), FRANCE |
| الشركة/الكيان: |
AIRBUS SAS, BOEING Co. |
| People: |
FORGEARD, Noel, CONDIT, Philip |
| مستخلص: |
Considers whether Airbus' A380, the biggest superjumbo airplane ever built, is a brilliant leap or a great folly. Details of how the plane is being built at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France, using parts constructed in France, Germany and Great Britain; Description of the plane and its size; Expected launch in early 2005; Advance orders for 121 planes; Cost of developing the plane, estimated at $13 billion; Comment by Philip M. Condit, CEO of Airbus rival Boeing Co., that superjumbos are not as profitable as smaller planes; Claim that a successful A380 would cement the dominance of Airbus as the leading airplane manufacturer in the world; Comments by Airbus CEO Noel Forgeard on the cost efficiencies of the A380, which can help airlines fly more passengers at a lower cost; Speculation about the possible effects on Airbus and its contractors if the A380 fails; Modifications made by airports to accommodate the larger plane; Analysis of whether sufficient demand exists for the A380. |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
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