Airbus versus Boeing: When is Intervention Not Intervention? 1. Where do you stand? Do you think the EU subsidies and soft loans to Airbus are fair? Why or why not? What advantages does Airbus gain from free financial support from the EU governments? Are complaints about the EU government intervention fair in light of Europe’s long history of democratic socialism? In our opinion the subsidies and soft loans provided to Airbus are unfair and provide them with an unfair competitive advantage.
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Memorandum - Airbus A3XX 2011/11/2 Ruowen Du 112013196; Siqi Deng 112110741; Xingzhou Li 112042165; Ying Liu 112015299; Yue Wu 112077129 1. Reasons that Airbus interested in A3XX A Revolution Adventure -- The first objective of this project is to fill the market gap by introducing a new type of aircraft. Airbus‚ with A3XX under the plan‚ is stepping into an area that Boeing has rarely touched‚ the very large aircraft (VLA) market. If Airbus well forecasts the future market‚ A3XX will be
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MBA 654 Case 10.1 Boeing & Airbus Robin Grouette 1. The overall strategy for Boeing seems to be focused more on customization and efficiency rather than size. With the focus of the 787 Dreamliner being that of long range with smaller passenger capacity‚ Boeing is anticipating that more direct routes to international cities will be developed rather than the typical hub and spoke routes which currently dominate the airline industry. Airbus’ overall strategy is focused more on the hub
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Airbus A3XX: Developing the World’s Largest Commercial Jet Introduction: From its inception in 1970‚ Airbus has maintained a reputation for innovative design and technology. Airbus has employed a “fly-by-wire” technology on all of its planes as an efficient alternative to computerized control for mechanical linkages. In addition‚ Airbus streamlined operations and features that have lead to better pilot utilization and lower training costs. These advances help explain why Airbus had received over
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Boeing versus Airbus 1. Do you believe Airbus could have become a viable competitor without subsidies? Given the competitive dynamics in the commercial aircraft industry‚ it is not likely that Airbus could have become a viable competitor without subsidies. These dynamics include investment costs in the billions for research and development of a new airliner‚ long break-even times‚ significant experience curve on the manufacturing side‚ and the highly volatile demand for aircraft. Due
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There is little or no doubt that India today has emerged as a powerhouse in the automotive industry. Tata Nano‚ the world’s cheapest car is sold in its native country for approximately Rs 1-lakh ($2‚198). Tata Nano is manufactured entirely in India by Tata Motor Limited. When the Nano was launched in March 2009‚ it accomplished Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata’s vision of making a “people’s car”. The aim was to produce a car that is safe and affordable to almost everyone in India
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could pose as a strategic opportunity for Airbus which it could utilize to build a competitive advantage combined with its technological resources and capabilities. However‚ its assumptions of a drastic increase in VLAs demanded in next 20 years along with its ability to satisfy most of this are too optimistic. Provided that these assumptions (inc. breakeven points‚ initial order requirements) are normalized‚ A3XX is a project worthy to pursue for Airbus in order to exploit a neglected spot on the
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Simplified Valuation Analysis for the Airbus A3XX Key Assumptions as of 2008 Price per Plane Number of Planes Operating Margin $225 40 17.5% Discount Rate Assumptions (a) Risk-free Rate 6.0% 10-year US Treasury yield (p. 8) Asset Beta 0.84 Risk Premium 6.0% Discount Rate 11.0% in millions General Assumptions as of 2000 Inflation Rate 2.0% Tax Rate 38.0% Results from the Model NPV = After-tax IRR = Pre-tax IRR = # planes sold by 2019 Capacity Constraint Violated? Required Investment as of 2000
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Competition In recent history‚ the global aircraft manufacturing and assembly has been controlled by two companies. The first of these companies‚ Boeing‚ was founded in 1916 in the Northwest United States and still survives today. Their direct competition‚ Airbus‚ was created in 1970 and by 1981‚ was controlled by France‚ Germany‚ Spain and Britain with support from the European Union. Today‚ many issues plague these two companies as they struggle to maintain their market control as regulations become tougher
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The idea of a jumbo airliner being capable of seating over 500 people almost seemed unreal. That is‚ until Airbus came along. This idea for the jumbo plane started as a joint venture with Boeing‚ but after it started Boeing backed out because of high costs and speculation of demand. Airbus pushed along and in 1999‚ they completed to rough draft of this plane. The problem with this plane that was obvious was first the overall cost of the plane. It was estimated to cost about 13 billion to launch.
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