The Airbus A380 is a double-deck‚ wide-body‚ four-engine jet airliner manufactured by Airbus. It is the world’s largest passenger airliner‚ and the airports at which it operates have upgraded facilities to accommodate it. It was initially named Airbus A3XX and designed to challenge Boeing’s monopoly in the large-aircraft market. The A380 made its first flight on 27 April 2005 and entered commercial service in October 2007 with Singapore Airlines. The airline with the most number of A380s is Emirates
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Overview of Boeing The Boeing Company is the world ’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense‚ space and security systems. A top U.S. exporter‚ the company supports airlines and U.S. and allied government customers in 150 countries. Boeing products and tailored services include commercial and military aircraft‚ satellites‚ weapons‚ electronic and defense systems‚ launch systems‚ advanced information and communication systems‚ and performance-based
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Project Economics/ Feasibility The demand for very large aircraft (VLA) which is forecasted to be around 1550 planes including passenger jumbo jets and freight carriers in the next 20 year period provides an opportunity for Airbus to capture this market with its A3XX. The cash flow and commercial viability is analysed below. Discount Rate: 6% + 0.84*6 = 11.04% Growth Rate: 2% = inflation Tax Rate = 38% Year Units Sold Free Cash Flow PV of Cash Flow 2001 0 $ -682.00 $ -682.00 2002 0 $ -1
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however‚ to the surprise of many Airbus an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company N.V. was able not on to gain global market share but take the lead. Their ability to forecast the markets need along with their innovative approach helped them accomplish the gain in global market share. After the initial shock wore off many experts questioned if Airbus could sustain their market share and continue to compete against Boeing. In this case analysis
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present on the civil aerospace industry and military. In January 2014‚ EADS will be renamed AIRBUS GROUP because of the popularity of AIRBUS‚ well known in the world. This group was created in 2010 with the merger of DASA‚ Aerospatiale-Matra and CASA. Since the group’s inception‚ French‚ German and Spanish are working together on many projects. To date‚ EADS soon AIRBUS GROUP have many subsidiaries (Airbus‚ Astrium‚ Cassidian‚ Eurocopter)‚ more than 133000 employees in the world and 1033 billion profits
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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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In the Airbus case we are faced with a capital budgeting decision. It is the planning process used to determine whether a firm’s long term investments such as new machinery‚ replacement machinery‚ new plants‚ new products‚ and research development projects are worth pursuing. It is budget for major capital‚ or investment‚ expenditures. Capital budgeting decisions are crucial to a firm’s success for several reasons. First‚ capital expenditures typically require large outlays of funds. Second‚ firms
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Turbulence wrecks Airbus Consortium Airbus Industry is a consortium of European aircraft-manufacturing companies formed in 1970 to meet the demand for short- to medium-range‚ high-capacity jetliners. Members include the German‚ French and Spanish-owned European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company EADS (80% stake) and the British owned BAE Systems (20%). Since its inception‚ Airbus has become a case study for how a multi-lateral consortium can be a disaster in a market-sensitive industry like
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Situational Analysis‚ Airbus. Porter’s Five Forces. Risk of Entry by Potential Competitors – The aviation industry is a very difficult industry to enter‚ and the risky of entry by potential competitors is extremely low. Rivalry among established companies – The intensity of rivalry among established companies within the aviation industry is very high. Currently the only competitor or Airbus is Boeing. Both of these companies gain market share from each other using prices‚ product design‚ advertising
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Executive Summary In fierce competition with Boeing‚ venture into VLA segment – as a rather neglected segment by Boeing – 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
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