Originally Posted by
tdracer
Except that 'breakeven' is estimated to be between 500 and 600 units.
IIRC, the program was originally intended for a 250 unit breakeven, but that went out the window with various delays, cost overruns and redesigns, and uneconomic production rates.
I never really ' followed ' the history of the 380 - at the time iit was all a bit ' so what ' as far as I was concerned.
But interesting question might be - Who has lost the most $$ so far....Boeing with the 748 or Airbus with the A380 ?
The other thing for those on here who might know about these things - what is the ' real cost ' of manufacture ( ie, without the added on R&D costs ) of interior panels, seats, carpets, AVOD, etc if AF are talking $ 45million per frame for a refit. Easy to believe that the F&F suppliers are probably the most profitable companies in avaiation.....