Airbus SAS will provide a briefing hosted by Tom Enders and John Leahy at 11:00 GMT (6 AM ET). A large order announcement is expected at the conclusion of the event.Follow it here for liveblogged coverage.
Transcript continued after the jump.
| flightblogger Conference closed with no announcement. |
| flightblogger Leahy: No customer has come forward to say they want 50 A320s with GTF. |
| flightblogger Leahy: 6 month to 1 yr timeframe for A330-300F launch. |
| flightblogger Williams: CSeries occupys niche market. Bombardier is dreaming if they think we won't respond aggressively. |
| flightblogger Leahy: I haven't pursuaded anyone at Airbus to launch a new program without a firm order. |
| flightblogger Williams: CSeries is very brave thing to do. |
| flightblogger Leahy: The KC-30 will stay as a military airplane. No in-flight passenger refueling. (Joke) |
| flightblogger A320 production to be 36 in Europe, 4 in China. 40 per month total. |
| flightblogger Leahy: Industry owed quantum leap on narrow body replacement. Looking at 2020 EIS. |
| flightblogger Williams: A380 production 2.5 to 3 years until 4/month. |
| flightblogger 198 A380 sold from 16 customers. |
| flightblogger Leahy: A350 fastest selling commercial aircraft in history. Ahead of 787 in months since launch. |
| flightblogger A330 going to 11 built per month. Airbus now looking at A330-300F. |
| flightblogger Leahy: A320 flying with winglets next month. |
| flightblogger 128 A320 family, 11 A330, 98 A350, 10 A380 firm. 472 firm A350. |
| flightblogger Leahy: 247/256 orders this week for airbus are firm for 9 customers. |
| flightblogger Airbus press conference now getting underway. |
on July 17, 2008 4:17 PM | Reply
Funny how the A350 is the fastest selling airplane. When the best is sold out for years, you have to settle for whatever is left out there! How many iterations did it take?!?
on July 17, 2008 8:14 PM | Reply
It took 2 iterations, only.
Yet it is true: the A350XWB is faster than the 787 for selling (until now, it can change). But if you are considering the first A350 (not XWB), the statement is then false.
What upset me is that market is looking at the speed you are selling aircraft and not at the speed you are delivering them on-time.
Today man compare A380 and 787 in terms of delay. This is wrong: the delay of 787 is equal to A380 but the bird has not flight yet. it can change again.
Franck, Airbus guy but before that aircraft lover. All of them are fantastic bird (starting with the Jumbo!)
on July 17, 2008 10:23 PM | Reply
A350 First version was industrially launched in 2004. When it was canceled, it had more than 150 firm orders. These orders were partially converted to A350XWB.
The A350 is not the fastest selling airplane. This is the first airplane in commercial airplane industry to have two industrial launches.
Don't expect the first A350XWB to enter into service before 2014.
on July 17, 2008 11:53 PM | Reply
What happened to those 65 A319 ordered by Skybus?
Are they going to be canceled like Saddam's order?
http://uk.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUKL1782905720080717
on July 18, 2008 11:04 AM | Reply
"What happened to those 65 A319 ordered by Skybus?"
The orders (with there places in the queue and paid deposits) are an assett of the company that will be sold off by the liquidators to raise funds for the creditors. It's likely that these orders will end up being transferred to someone else as some of the slots are relatively soon
on July 20, 2008 12:56 PM | Reply
What happens if nobody wants to take those airplanes?
Airlines are cutting capacity nowadays.