Wednesday, February 15, 2012

A380 Has Cracks in Wings



Did you know that Emirates has the largest number of them? Yep, 20 compared to 15 for Singapore Airlines.

10 comments:

akagugo said...

And the repair costs are €105m, not a big deal if you consider Airbus' profits of €1billion...

akagugo said...

And stays silent when its sole competitor's new product is grounded. Ah, the joys of a duopoly!

Sanjay Jagatsingh said...

The perils of cutting corners.

akagugo said...

Eh, hi-tech or not, these planes are still in the radio age...

Sanjay Jagatsingh said...

Yeah. Apple should come up with AirPlay.

akagugo said...

Airbus is very poor in branding, by allowing this kind of communication failures...

akagugo said...

So, if Dodo Airways is to become the regional flying hub, look this way.

Sanjay Jagatsingh said...

Man, those "zeroes" were something. They ruled the skies for two years with a kill ratio of 12:1.

akagugo said...

Boeing's 777 covered 10 time zones in 16.5 hours: Airbus, your turn.

Sanjay Jagatsingh said...

It's not the longest ever flown though. That honour would go to SIA Flight 21. Looks like it might be resuming soon.