Airbus ready to axe A380 if fails to win Emirates deal

Re:Airbus ready to axe A380 if fails to win Emirates deal by SteveCoast on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @11:17AM (#16015599)

At a lower $/passenger/mile.

Why fly one 747 from NY to London and make people connect to it, when you can fly one 787 from Denver and one 787 from Chicago?

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Re:Airbus ready to axe A380 if fails to win Emirates deal by selectodude on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @11:28AM (#16015689)

I resent that. Chicago gets 747s and 777s from British Airways and is about to get an A380 :)

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Re:Airbus ready to axe A380 if fails to win Emirates deal by _Codemonkeyism on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @01:33PM (#16016809)

My guess as stated elsewhere A380 usage will increase.

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Re:Airbus ready to axe A380 if fails to win Emirates deal by selectodude on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @02:05PM (#16017059)

I was just being snarky about the implication that Chicago is a new opportunity opened up by the 787 when it’s actually one of the largest cities in the world that already gets multiple flights daily from most major world cities.

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Re:Airbus ready to axe A380 if fails to win Emirates deal by _Codemonkeyism on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @04:29PM (#16018188)

Last time I was in Chicago the airport was a pain as the plane needed a long time from the runway to the terminal due to the size of the airport.

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Re:Airbus ready to axe A380 if fails to win Emirates deal by SteveCoast on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @08:04PM (#16019489)

Yeah, sure. Let's say Phoenix and Denver. Or, Colorado Springs and Oakland. Or, Gatwick and Midway.

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Re:Airbus ready to axe A380 if fails to win Emirates deal by notahacker on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @03:36PM (#16017820)

It might be an atypical route, but LHR slot costs and unavailability can certainly wipe out putative passenger mile cost advantages...

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