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Forum: Rumours & News
28th Jan 2018, 07:44
Replies: 304
Views: 165,652
Posted By tdracer

The meetings between Boeing and Embraer have been...

The meetings between Boeing and Embraer have been on going on for months.
But don't let the facts get in the way of a good rant
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2017, 21:35
Replies: 304
Views: 165,652
Posted By tdracer

What competition? MacDac was nearly out of the...

What competition? MacDac was nearly out of the commercial game at the time of the merger (which was more like MacDac buying Boeing with Boeing's money if you look at who ended up in charge after the...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Oct 2017, 21:32
Replies: 304
Views: 165,652
Posted By tdracer

Convenient memory? Because I remember lots of...

Convenient memory? Because I remember lots of technical issues (landing gear issues which drove a major redesign of the gear and wire bundles too short, to name just two), initial deliveries years...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2017, 19:25
Replies: 304
Views: 165,652
Posted By tdracer

There is something called the "Changed Product...

There is something called the "Changed Product Rule" or CPR that governs derivative design certification. The details can get messy, but what CPR basically says is that if a system is unchanged it...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Oct 2017, 04:56
Replies: 304
Views: 165,652
Posted By tdracer

Which is what I posted in response to you several...

Which is what I posted in response to you several pages back - Boeing is currently cash flow positive on the 787 to the tune of roughly $25 million per aircraft - and that number is getting better...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Oct 2017, 03:49
Replies: 304
Views: 165,652
Posted By tdracer

787 is cash flow positive and has been for a few...

787 is cash flow positive and has been for a few years - to the tune of something around $25 million per aircraft. 747-8F was cash flow positive at 1/month (but not at the current .5/month) - if...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Oct 2017, 03:05
Replies: 304
Views: 165,652
Posted By tdracer

Given that the existing orders have all been sold...

Given that the existing orders have all been sold at substantially below production cost, I wonder how many years of losses Airbus will be willing to eat to see the program turn profitable before...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Oct 2017, 02:12
Replies: 304
Views: 165,652
Posted By tdracer

Only final assembly would be in the US. They...

Only final assembly would be in the US. They could still put a big tariff on the components imported from Canada - unless of course they move the subassembly work to the US as well.
Delta better...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Oct 2017, 02:07
Replies: 304
Views: 165,652
Posted By tdracer

So, Bombardier and Quebec just gave Airbus a...

So, Bombardier and Quebec just gave Airbus a controlling half of a multi-billion dollar investment in return for management expertise? Really? How much trouble must the C-series really be in to...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Oct 2017, 22:34
Replies: 304
Views: 165,652
Posted By tdracer

For starters, the fuselage is completely...

For starters, the fuselage is completely different - the 707 fuselage is a different diameter relative to the KC-135, and while there was structural similarity between the KC-135 and early 707 wings,...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Sep 2017, 22:33
Replies: 304
Views: 165,652
Posted By tdracer

In this case it would be under the jurisdiction...

In this case it would be under the jurisdiction of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement).
The basic claim is that not only were the C-series sold to Delta sold below cost, they were sold at a...
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