Airbus jet delay costs 'millions'

BBC ^ | November 13, 2005 | Unknown

[Lou L]

European aircraft maker Airbus will pay out millions of dollars to airlines hit by A380 superjumbo delivery delays.

Chief operating officer John Leahy said the group would be paying a "couple of million dollars" in compensation during an interview on Australian TV.

Airbus has said that the plane is running between four and six months behind, with the first delivery now expected to be late next year.

Airbus has secured 159 firm orders for the plane so far.

[Lou L]

Didn't see this posted anywhere, but I know the topic generated a lot of interest earlier this year. Maybe this A380 plane isn't getting off the ground as well as they hoped it would.

[HamiltonJay]

Every delay just means one more of these albatrosses must be sold for it to be profitable....

By the end of the day, this beast will be lucky to break even.

[sionnsar]

Just dump the Big Pig.

[camle]

kinda makes Boeing look pretty dern good these days, eh?

[x5452]

This kind of stuff should prompt a public apology by boeing and comments of how excellent their foresight s over at airbus.

:))

[Yo-Yo]

Airbus is showing the A380 off Down Under. A couple of million is what they will end up paying Qantas for late delivery.

[yankeedame]

Airbus has secured 159 firm orders for the plane so far.

Wonder how many more orders they can expect? Given the Euro-Union work attitudes, plus the fact that "offically" they're already 4-6 months behind.

[BostonianRightist]

Airbus jet delay costs 'millions'

Whatever, it's just taxpayer money.

[yankeedame]

By the end of the day, this beast will be lucky to break even.

What? Are you crazy? This is a "workers-working-together" project sponsored by the united socialist governments of Europe -- it doesn't have to make a profit. That's what the taxpayer are for.

[Lou L]

Whatever, it's just taxpayer money.

Warning: Nail on Head Alert

[dagnabbit]

Ordered mine months ago - this is getting to be ridiculous. Perhaps I should have skipped the custom paint and floor mats.

[John O]

need to get some of those rioting "youths" to work on getting these out. Oh that's right, those "youths" aren't interested in anything that doesn't blow up

[Wurlitzer]

"European aircraft maker Airbus will pay out millions of dollars to airlines hit by A380 superjumbo delivery delays"

One way street for the airlines isn't it? I wish I could charge them for all the delays I have experienced in 28 years of air travel.

[Zeppelin]

p...p...p...PING!

[Psycho_Runner]

Ordered mine months ago - this is getting to be ridiculous. Perhaps I should have skipped the custom paint and floor mats.

Did you happen to ask for the discount program? I did and they the floormats.

[the_Watchman]

And wouldn't you know it? They mislaid my order and are refusing to pay me the penalties, to boot!!

[Lou L]

They mislaid my order and are refusing to pay me the penalties, to boot!!

Maybe you should've used PayPal!

[Brilliant]

I should have bought one of those Airbus planes. I could collect the damages for the delay, then sell the plane to someone else who wasn't getting their plane on time and was in a bind.

[Brilliant]

I'm betting it's more like billions.

[Yo-Yo]

ping