Comments on: Airbus A380: Stick a Fork in It, It’s Done http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2006/11/07/airbus-a380-stick-a-fork-in-it-its-done/ Our beat: The stock market. Our job: Beat it. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:25:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Trent http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2006/11/07/airbus-a380-stick-a-fork-in-it-its-done/#comment-4904 Trent Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:54:29 +0000 http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2006/11/07/airbus-a380-stick-a-fork-in-it-its-done/#comment-4904 Without doubt there are some uses for larger aircraft. Some city pairs have sufficient demand for passenger flights, but many more are better suited to smaller craft. People don't like to change planes, and the hub-and-spoke model of aggregating people onto big planes is just plain annoying. The problem is, without sufficient demand making them won't be profitable. Since freight is one of the major potential uses, FedEx represents a real blow. Without doubt there are some uses for larger aircraft. Some city pairs have sufficient demand for passenger flights, but many more are better suited to smaller craft. People don’t like to change planes, and the hub-and-spoke model of aggregating people onto big planes is just plain annoying.

The problem is, without sufficient demand making them won’t be profitable. Since freight is one of the major potential uses, FedEx represents a real blow.

]]> By: Alex http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2006/11/07/airbus-a380-stick-a-fork-in-it-its-done/#comment-4902 Alex Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:06:22 +0000 http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2006/11/07/airbus-a380-stick-a-fork-in-it-its-done/#comment-4902 I tend to agree with your comments about smaller airports and aircraft being the trend - at least in North America. However, right now Asia (at least in my experience) is going the other way, with bigger and bigger cities, supported by ever larger airports and aircraft. I tend to agree with your comments about smaller airports and aircraft being the trend - at least in North America. However, right now Asia (at least in my experience) is going the other way, with bigger and bigger cities, supported by ever larger airports and aircraft.

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