Originally posted by PhantomII
I’d be interested in seeing what area of the market Boeing has not covered or a new design as well Kabir.
I still feel a double standard in favor of Airbus.
The A320, A321, A319, A318 are all essentially shortened and lengthened versions of the same airplane just like Boeing did with the 737 and Douglas did with the DC-9.
The A300 and A310 are very similar, with length being the big difference again.
Then you have the A330 and A340 which is only different in terms of engines used.
And an old airframe isn’t a big issue if its proven and they are still making new ones.
These 717’s are brand-new. They aren’t 35 year old DC-9’s.
And the 777? What does Airbus have that compares in both capacity and range?
The A340-600 might be close, but that’s pushing it.
And until the A380 comes out the 747 is still jumbo king, and we’ll just have to wait until the 7E7 comes out to see what it holds.
You’re being premature in your judgements.
Just because Airbus is getting more sales now doesn’t mean that will continue.
You are completely missing my point.
What i am trying to say is even if Boeing has covered all the areas, they are not covering them with economical solutions.
The B717 IS NOT brand new…its the MD 95 (or 85?) refurbished thats all.
The 777…Airbus has the A340 series which unfortunately is geting more sales than the B777. Although agreed B777 is much better than A340…but the economics of A340 are better.
About the B747…lets face it its time is up….the A380 will be out in 2006, the only few orders the B747 is geting are for the ER and F versions.
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