TheFiend

Been drinking Mr Magoo? Can't you understand simple English? Boeing had orders for the aircraft........ but closed down the project when the US government pulled the funding...... At no point have I claimed they actually sold any.... they couldn't since they didn't even complete building the prototypes! To tell the truth I think it is a pity the 2707 project never came to fruition.

The 2707 had 115 orders from 25 airlines, compared to 74 from 16 for the Concorde when the US government withdrew the funding. Who is to say that it wouldn't have been profitable if the funding hadn't been withdrawn?

The Boeing 2707 SST project was cancelled before 2 prototypes were completed, after the government withdrew the funding... The cancellation of the project had nothing to do with it being unprofitable.

Yes, you can compare the 2 aircraft, despite the time difference. And if there isn't a market for 2 VLA then why have Boeing developed the 748? There is a market for the A380, orders have proved it. For the airlines it allows them to increase the number of bums on seats without having to use extra aircraft.

No passengers were hurt. The plane was still able to fly, and land.

Is it? Comparing the 1st 9 years order books for the A380 with those of the 747.... the A380 gained 234 orders against 281 for the 747.... Would you classify the 747 as a sales loser on that performance?

Nobody died as a result of the catastrophic failure of The RR Trent.... get over it!!!

Yes, one engine exploded - but nobody died......... Unlike the exploding P&W engines which have resulted in over 50 deaths. Two deliveries are being held up by external factors........ Airbus would have achieved the 20 deliveries if it wasn't for external factors.

Listening to the Boeing fanboys you would think the 7LATE7 is an advancement in avaition...

What's up? Can't you spot a little dig at BigD?

As if I didn't know that already!!!..... Sheeesh!!!!

Both Citroen and Renault are highly successful car manufacturers and both have won World Championships in motor-racing... Something Pontiac has never manged!!!

Varied tastes from Classical to Punk, including a huge collection of Tangerine Dream stuff.

Yep..... but the way Big D has gone on about the Qantas RR engine failure you would think it has never happened with American built engines...... Sadly it has and on more than one occasion where passengers have died as a result of a catastrophic failure. Luckily nobody died on the Qantas flight, but the way BigD has gone on about it you would think somebody had.

Just been watching an Air Crash Investigation program about the Manchester Airport disaster....... A P&W engined Boeing 737 suffered a catastrophic engine failure resulting in the death of 53 passengers and 2 air-crew. Care to comment on that one Denny...... Since you have made such a big fuss over the RR Trent engine failure on an A380.

England spat the dummy out big time!!!! It's a pity considering the amount of money the Thai's are putting into the English game.... Chang (Everton), King Power (Leicester), Singha (Chelsea)....

Emirates have the custom.... that's why they need the A380, because it is more economical for them to use the A380 on routes where they were filling the 777's every day. Emirates is a forward thinking airline, with an expanding network, and they are a demonstration that a "Hub" network is workable. Incidentally, in addition to the 234 definite orders, several airlines have options on additional aircraft. So that 40% figure for Emirates will drop to 30% or below eventually.

Boeing 7LATE7 orders gained over the last 2 years -63 Airbus A380 orders gained over the last 2 years +36 So which is the loser? And still no sign of the Nightmareliner resuming test-flights!!!

Would you want Denny's sloppy seconds???

And the longer the delay.... the higher the BEP will rise....

You can't forecast what the future is for the A380....... especially with your track record on forecasts for the 7LATE7!

GoogleDenny strikes again!!!!

Yes, they are displacing 777's..... Some routes/diagrams that were previously used 777's are now getting A380's, as it the easiest/cheapest option to increase capacity without having to add additional flights. Emirates is expanding it's network all the time, hence the extra 777's. The 777 was not built to be 10 across, but they build them that way if the customers order them...

So why are airlines like Emirates displacing the 777 with the A380? Simple..... there is a need for a higher passenger capacity and cramming more seats into an already claustrophobic 777 is not an option. For me it is now possible to fly Manchester -Bangkok by A380 without getting crammed into a claustrophobic 3-4-3 seated 777, thank god!!!

If it's a winner then why has the 7LATE7 lost more sales than it has gained over the last 2 years? And it will only reach break even point if they can actually deliver a plane that doesn't burst into flames at the hint of a short circuit!!!