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Why Isn’t Airbus Doing Better?

2024/11/8
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Jens Flottau
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Joe Anselmo
领导航空周刊网络和航空周刊与空间技术杂志的编辑总监和主编。
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Robert Wall
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Sash Tusa
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Sash Tusa:空客产量增长乏力,主要原因是供应链问题,特别是大型供应商如Spirit AeroSystems的问题。空客的飞机交付目标与历史交付量相比差距较大,远低于其目标。月均飞机产量远低于目标,未来增长面临巨大挑战。波音的供应链问题也影响到空客,因为两者共享部分供应商,并非一方受益一方受损的局面。空客的生产问题既有外部因素(供应商),也有内部因素(生产线老化)。空客任命新的商用飞机业务CEO,反映了公司对生产问题的重视,空客需要解决内部生产问题,而非专注于销售,需要一位专注于生产问题的首席运营官。 Joe Anselmo:空客的表现与其自身设定的目标相比不达标,而非与波音的比较。空客对航空公司客户和投资者承诺不一致,导致过度承诺和交付不足。空客面临的主要问题是内部目标管理问题,而非外部竞争。Christian Herold离职标志着空客一个时代的结束。 Jens Flottau:空客的交付目标存在较大不确定性,严重依赖年底的交付冲刺,这并非健康的运营方式。 Robert Wall:空客坚持飞机交付指导意见,但实际交付量远落后于目标,未来交付目标实现难度极大。空客的国防和航天业务也面临挑战,例如卫星项目成本超支,可能面临进一步的成本超支。空客在老式航天领域面临挑战,SpaceX等新兴公司正在改变市场格局。

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Despite Boeing's numerous problems, Airbus is not capitalizing as expected due to production challenges and supply chain issues.
  • Airbus's ability to capitalize on Boeing's issues is limited by production ramp-up challenges.
  • Supply chain bottlenecks and internal production issues are hindering Airbus's performance.
  • Airbus is not meeting its own delivery targets, falling significantly short of previous years.

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Even in a duopoly, one company's misfortunate isn't necessarily the other's fortune. Financial analyst Sash Tusa joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau and Robert Wall to explain why.