It's like a taxi ride...........
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Singapore Airlines boss criticizes Airbus for A380 delay
Associated Press Newswires 08/08/05
Copyright 2005. The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
BERLIN (AP) - The head of Singapore Airlines Ltd. criticized Airbus, saying in remarks published Monday that he wished he had known sooner about delays in the delivery of the first batch of its giant new A380 jetliners.
"I would have liked more honesty," Singapore Airlines Chief Executive Chew Choon Seng said in a magazine interview regarding the delay from March 2006 to November of that year.
"Airbus took quite a long time to admit that the A380 program was behind schedule," Chew was quoted as saying in Focus weekly.
Airbus told Singapore Airlines, the first A380 customer, in March that it would receive its planes late next year and said in June that other customers would face delays of up to six months.
Claudia Mueller, a spokeswoman for Airbus in Toulouse, France, said it "understands the disappointment" of its customers, but wanted to get the product right.
"Airbus prefers to deliver a little later with a very good product than to rush through with a delivery," Mueller said.
Chew said the delay had caused serious disruption to Singapore Airlines' planning, and that it would now keep aging Boeing 747s in service longer. Pilots, cabin crew and technicians have already completed their training for the new plane, he said.
Upgraded passenger services developed for the A380 will be used first on Boeing 777s expected to enter service in September 2006, he said.
Chew said the contract with Airbus provided for compensation for the delay.
"It's like a taxi ride: the longer the journey, the more expensive it gets. Every month makes it more expensive for Airbus," Chew was quoted as saying.
Mueller declined to give details of the compensation agreement.
Any thoughts on daily compensation for non delivery?
Associated Press Newswires 08/08/05
Copyright 2005. The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
BERLIN (AP) - The head of Singapore Airlines Ltd. criticized Airbus, saying in remarks published Monday that he wished he had known sooner about delays in the delivery of the first batch of its giant new A380 jetliners.
"I would have liked more honesty," Singapore Airlines Chief Executive Chew Choon Seng said in a magazine interview regarding the delay from March 2006 to November of that year.
"Airbus took quite a long time to admit that the A380 program was behind schedule," Chew was quoted as saying in Focus weekly.
Airbus told Singapore Airlines, the first A380 customer, in March that it would receive its planes late next year and said in June that other customers would face delays of up to six months.
Claudia Mueller, a spokeswoman for Airbus in Toulouse, France, said it "understands the disappointment" of its customers, but wanted to get the product right.
"Airbus prefers to deliver a little later with a very good product than to rush through with a delivery," Mueller said.
Chew said the delay had caused serious disruption to Singapore Airlines' planning, and that it would now keep aging Boeing 747s in service longer. Pilots, cabin crew and technicians have already completed their training for the new plane, he said.
Upgraded passenger services developed for the A380 will be used first on Boeing 777s expected to enter service in September 2006, he said.
Chew said the contract with Airbus provided for compensation for the delay.
"It's like a taxi ride: the longer the journey, the more expensive it gets. Every month makes it more expensive for Airbus," Chew was quoted as saying.
Mueller declined to give details of the compensation agreement.
Any thoughts on daily compensation for non delivery?
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Pilots... have already completed their training for the new plane, he (Chew) said.
Anyway I hope the drivers remember what to do in another years time.
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Any 747FOCAL thread is like a taxi ride - you feel trapped while the guy up front slams something to do with foreigners (but if challenged says "but I'm not prejudiced, mind) 
The AF358 crew getting all 290 pax out of a 343 with half the doors u/s or unsafe to exit due fire/obstacles was a testament to their professionalism. Accordingly, Airbus should get those hosties to do the 380 evac test just to sicken 747FOCAL with another zero fatality rate.
The AF358 crew getting all 290 pax out of a 343 with half the doors u/s or unsafe to exit due fire/obstacles was a testament to their professionalism. Accordingly, Airbus should get those hosties to do the 380 evac test just to sicken 747FOCAL with another zero fatality rate.
