Airbus has always put the A350 into service in 2013
Posted by admin | Under calculation, marketing, networks, office, success Friday Aug 27, 2010Airbus confirmed on Friday after putting the A350 into service in 2013, refusing to comment on information Voices reports of a lowering of its forecast production rates.
A spokesman for the aircraft manufacturer has also confirmed the expected rise in production rates of the A320, but confirmed the target of 90 A320s and Airbus A330s by 2012 raised by The Tribune.
EADS shares, the parent company of Airbus, accusing one of the strongest declines the CAC 40 on Friday morning in response to information Voices, falling 2.95% to 17.42 euros at 10:20 am.
"This news is not good, although it has yet to be confirmed.But frankly, people use this as an excuse to take profits because the stock has outperformed for a while, "said one trader in Paris.
The date of first delivery of the A350, whose CEO of EADS Louis Welsh was declared in late July that it was still attached to the summer of 2013, remains one of the great questions of the moment.
"The goal of entry into service in 2013 remains," said a spokesman for Airbus. "We have contracts with customers and we work to achieve them."
According to Les Echos, the latest forecasts expect rates on 10 aircraft in 2013, 40 in 2014 and 60 in 2015.Launching the program in 2007, the stated objectives were 18 planes in 2013, 51 in 2014 and 83 in 2015, more than 42 copies in the new forecast.
The daily added that the review of sub-contractors, these forecasts are still overvalued.
For 2016 however, the initial target of 120 aircraft has been maintained, said the daily.
Arnaud Lagardère, general partner of the eponymous group which still owns 7.5% of EADS, said Thursday he wanted to first ensure that the program of the future Airbus A350 was well underway before leaving the group's capital .
Boeing has announced that alongside the delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner was postponed in the first quarter 2011, due to a delay in availability of engines.
RISE IN POWER OF THE A320
The Tribune said his side could produce 90 Airbus A320 medium-haul and long haul Airbus A330s by 2012 for a total additional revenue of nine billion dollars (7.1 billion euros), bringing the rates production levels envisaged in 2008, before the crisis.
These data follow a crop of orders for Airbus at the Farnborough Air Show in June, when air traffic takes off.
Airbus has already announced it would increase its monthly production of A320 34-36 units by the end of 2010, this rate could increase to 38 from mid-2011 and 40 from early 2012, says the newspaper, without citing sources.
This rise of 72 aircraft would increase the annual production of the A320 compared to today, an additional turnover of over 5.6 billion dollars (4.4 billion euros) at list prices.
Airbus plans to build more parallel A330s each month. After announcing the passage of 7.5 to eight aircraft per month in early 2011, the manufacturer could produce nine in 2012, said La Tribune.
This would represent 18 additional aircraft from 2010, worth 3.5 billion dollars.
The manufacturer, who must make decisions about hiring in the fall, also relies on his 21 deliveries of the A380 jumbo jets scheduled for 2010 in line with its goal of at least 20 units, the newspaper said.