Originally Posted by
Commander Taco
If that is remotely accurate, it's pretty damning - especially these two items:
2. A380 is Operationally Unreliable
Smith called the A380 “the poorest performer from an operational perspective” blaming many delays and cancellations on the A380 itself.3. Unplanned Heavy Maintenance Checks
Smith cited “unplanned” heavy maintenance checks on these aircrafts, noting that upcoming engine overhauls will cost €55 million per aircraft.
I've not heard that the A380 itself was operationally troublesome, but if it is that's big - unless you have a spare A380 sitting around a cancellation means you need to come up with
two replacement aircraft.
And €55 million to overhaul the engines? €11 million per engine(!) - which isn't much less than the cost of a new engine. Big engine overhauls typically cost a couple million/engine (obviously depending on the scope) - when it approaches the cost of a new engine, they'll usually scrap the engine...