Airbus’ Big Bet to Save Its Dying A380 Super Jumbo: Winglets

WIRED ^ | 06/21/2017 | Eric Adams

[RegulatorCountry]

The bumbling Euros, they ache so badly to replicate America on their terms, all the bluster about their currency, oblivious to the fact that they’re killing exports with a currency valuation above the dollar. Same with this plane. They want so badly to rule the skies as Boeing has, but overshot the mark again. They don’t get it. Such things do not occur due to diktat, but that’s all they have.

[discostu]

Biggest problem is it doesn’t fit in existing terminals. That’s why Boeing didn’t go for the jump to super-duper jumbo jet. They’ve gone through those growing pains before and saw the market wasn’t good for doing it. A plane you can’t actually use (at least not conveniently, who really wants to ground load a plane that big) doesn’t have a market.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Larger capacity planes.
Less flights per route.
More profit? Think not.

Hiaku?

[Red Badger]

The winglets stand 15 feet tall.....

That's not a 'winglet', that's a WING!...................

[Red Badger]

[samtheman]

The bumbling Euros, they ache so badly to replicate America on their terms, all the bluster about their currency, oblivious to the fact that they’re killing exports with a currency valuation above the dollar. Same with this plane. They want so badly to rule the skies as Boeing has, but overshot the mark again. They don’t get it. Such things do not occur due to diktat, but that’s all they have.

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The euroweenies currently have a much higher regulator-to-producer ratio than we do, even after 8 years of Obungoboy. Hillary was going to change all that, catch us Americans up on regulation, and we all know that the rinos (95% of the republican congress) and the dems are working as hard as they can to do what they can despite the Trump Impediment... but so far the euroweenies are way ahead of us on regulation.

[Snickering Hound]

A380 vs. Boeing 737.

[mowowie]

uh...

[blueunicorn6]

Pack em in!

There’s the answer.

Let’s make flying as miserable as possible!

They’ll be begging to fly!

[bk1000]

Won’t ride on an Airbus. Any airbus. A few years ago it seemed like any time there was some airplane non muslim caused issue it was an Airbus. I don’t trust them.

[Mr Rogers]

Sardine Airlines is ordering...

[Col Frank Slade]

I wouldn’t want to be in one of those trucks behind that a380 when he goes full throttle.

[mowowie]

Used to fly Airbus on the old America West airlines, always made me feel uneasy.

Now i just book Southwest and don’t even have to worry about it.

[Rebelbase]

A Haiku is 5-7-5

Yours was 7-4-5

[xp38]

The A380 looks ugly as planes go.

[PLMerite]

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I’m surprised the Libs don’t install winglets on their Prius’s. That’s the way their logic works.

[outofsalt]

“If it ain’t Boeing, I ain’t going.”

[Gay State Conservative]

I've flown the 380 four or five times..always in coach! ;-) It's a nice aircraft for sure.I've yet to fly the 787 or the A350 but I'd wager that they're nice aircraft as well.Both Boeing *and* Airbus are producing nice aircraft today.

But now that I've satisfied my curiosity about the 380 I wouldn't be heartbroken if I never flew it again.The 777 and the *new* 747 (and presumably the 787) are just fine for me.