[Paleo Conservative]

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[Proud_USA_Republican]

Airbust is screwed.

A airline CEO was saying this week that Airbust is pushing for the A350 to be much bigger than the 787. That airlines won’t buy it since it’s capacity will be bigger than the airlines need for the routes that would be typical for the 787.

[Paradox]

Time for Embraer to consider buying Airbus :)

[Freeport]

That’ll add a year or so to the launch... Sniff /s

[gridlock]

This thing is vaporware. It will never get beyond the pretty-picture stage. To go to an all-composite barrel at this point basically means they are going back to the blank sheet of paper, and re-inventing all of the manufacturing and logistic innovations that Boeing already has in place for the 787.

If Airbus had money to burn, this might make sense, on some level. But Airbus does not have money to burn.

I find it deliciously ironic that Emirites is calling the shots, here. European taxpayers are going to be forced to pony up huge amounts of money, just to guarantee Emirites has multiple aircraft to choose from and compete against one another. So Jaques Lunche-Buckete is going to wind up subsidizing filthy-rich oil sheihks.

Socialism in action. Transferring money from the working class to the rich, as always.