A380 back on track...

[LN-AFG]

Airbus A380 Back On Track After Delays
September 23, 2005

European plane maker Airbus said it has resolved the snags that forced it to delay deliveries of its 555-seat A380 superjumbo by up to six months.

It has been forced to hire more engineers after finding that the amount of work needed to adapt to demand for customized cabins had been underestimated. It also had to redesign part of the wiring that girdles the plane in order to ensure all the modifications required by airlines would work.

"There is no technical showstopper, just bottlenecks in engineering and electrical harnesses" said Charles Champion, who heads the A380 program...

For mer: http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1127485039.html

 

[EB]

Vil dette si at A380 ikke blir forsinket til SQ, MH og QF som man tidligere trodde?

 

[Trety]

Artikkelen var ganske vag her, men de første forsinkelsene skal det vel godt gjøres å ta igjen. Sånn som jeg skjønte det er det de leveringene som ligger noe lengre ut som ikke skal bli forsinket.

Men ellers virker det som det har det vært stille på flysalgfronten sånn generelt en periode nå. Hverken Airbus eller Boeing har dratt inn noen store nesten siden Paris Air Show i sommer.

 

[HMWK]

Ja det har du rett i.