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Article: United States: A380 Still A Big Headache For Airbus.
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- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
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Byline: kusumv03
With over half the backlog from over half the customer base deferring deliveries against a backdrop of devastating traffic and yield evaporation, it is of little surprise that Lufthansa is now going to push back its A380 deliveries. This lands Airbus with an almighty headache as to what its FY10 output should be on the big, unloved quadjet.
Aside from the traffic issues and the reality that no A380 can break-even at 65% (as Airbus would have some believe), getting credit to pay for the big airplane has proved equally difficult. Critics have been quick to predict production rate cuts on the Boeing 737, ranging from a single unit ...