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Atlas Air Cancels Three 747-8Fs On Performance Concerns
Atlas Air Holdings, the second largest customer for the 747-8F, abandoned three of the jumbo freighters it has on order, reducing its overall order from 12 to nine aircraft. The move, driven by schedule and performance issues on the early aircraft, advances the cargo carrier's fourth through sixth 747-8Fs built to deliveries later this year. (www.flightglobal.com) Altro...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The 787 is in service.
This is all contractual BS, they've figured out they cant afford them and without the performance issue their in a binding contract. And, or again trying to negotiate price reductions.
WOW, Mr hamilton I am shocked by the ignorance of your statement. How can the 747-8 be considered "yesterdays product"? It IS the most advanced airplane in the world. In fact it is Even more advanced than the 787 or the A380. How can you say the 747-8 is the same as the -400, or early classics -100 or-200. It's like comparing a Lambourghini Countach to a Aventador. The 747 is a superb airplane, these current issues will be worked out, and things will get back to smooth flight. The same type of engine issues occurred with several other aircraft , from all manufacturers including Airbus for certain.
Including the original 747-100 which had problems with "ovalizing" of the P&W JT-9 engines....sorted out after the initial months of teething pains.
It's a very, very bad week for Boeing, now the question is "why to take that strictly decision"?, like the article say it's by the performance, but I think we have to know more about it, some serious response from Boeing?
That's the risk you take if you are not pragmatic enough. It happened to Airbus in the 80's, promising unattainable fuelfigures for the convertible A-310-200. We ended up receiving montly compensation based on production hours for years .