BATTLE OF THE MIDDLEWEIGHTS

This article details the technical differences and profit projections for Airbuss A380 and Boeings 787, which will roll out in the coming years. Included are a number of tables indicating orders and deliveries for the two companys premier jet aircraft. Additionally, 787 backlog tables, 787 basic specification charts, and A380 basic specification charts dot the layout. Highlights of the article include executive strategies for each companys production cycles and sales plans, with Boeing intending to sell 3,500 units over 20 years. The article examines modifications to existing aircraft in Airbus fleet that create the A380, while even further sections address the 787s start from scratch design and new construction materials. Flight ranges and production efficiencies are compared, as well as value and price.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00022543
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Page range: pp 26-27, 29, 31
• Corporate Authors:

  Penton Media

  1300 E 9th Street
  Cleveland, OH  United States  44114-1503
• Authors:
  • Sweetman, B
• Publication Date: 2005-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • ATW: Air Transport World
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Penton Media
  • ISSN: 0002-2543

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Aircraft industry; Costs; Demand; Forecasting
• Identifier Terms: Airbus Industrie; Boeing Company
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00988274
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 1 2005 12:00AM