Boeing Delays Dreamliner, regrets A380 snarky comments
Ok, I made up the second part of that headline, but the whole time that Airbus was having problems getting their A380 off the ground Boeing was trying to pull Airbus customers over to the new and amazing Dreamliner 787. Well, it would be amazing, if it ever flies.
Turns out that while electrical wiring was the problem for Airbus' big baby, it is the carbon fiber (this time around) in Boeing's fuel sipping sparrow which is causing the problems. Some wrinkling of the carbon fiber and you end up with a whole lot less structural integrity.
The two planes dont compete with each other at all - one is XXL and for emerging markets more or less, the other is L and for established markets - basically. But they are both next generation halo aircraft for their companies, and it turns out both have been incredibly difficult to get off the ground. Airbus suffered through three years of delays, multiple CEO's, customers backing out of contracts and other such difficulties. Looks like we might see some of the same from Boeing.
Turns out that while electrical wiring was the problem for Airbus' big baby, it is the carbon fiber (this time around) in Boeing's fuel sipping sparrow which is causing the problems. Some wrinkling of the carbon fiber and you end up with a whole lot less structural integrity.
The two planes dont compete with each other at all - one is XXL and for emerging markets more or less, the other is L and for established markets - basically. But they are both next generation halo aircraft for their companies, and it turns out both have been incredibly difficult to get off the ground. Airbus suffered through three years of delays, multiple CEO's, customers backing out of contracts and other such difficulties. Looks like we might see some of the same from Boeing.
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