• China orders 300 Boeing planes worth $38 billion
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[url]http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/23/china-buy-300-boeing-planes/72681578/[/url] [QUOTE]China will buy 300 Boeing aircraft and build its first aircraft completion plant in that country, the manufacturer announced Wednesday. The massive deal was announced as President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to the U.S. The orders include 190 of the 737 model aircraft and 50 widebody planes for Chinese airlines, and 60 single-aisle planes for leasing companies.[/QUOTE]
So a lot of business for America then? If so, good. But on the other hand, that sounds like it'll make China even more industrial. That's what I read at face-value at least.
[QUOTE=TheNerdPest14;48747362]So a lot of business for America then? If so, good. But on the other hand, that sounds like it'll make China even more industrial. That's what I read at face-value at least.[/QUOTE] Boeing can't meet demand as it is, their Seattle plant has a 10 year backorder
Holy shit. This is good for Boeing and Washington, our Aerospace industry has been falling a bit apparently (not what I want to hear going for an aero degree). The city of Seattle is like shut down for this visit though. Crazy traffic and downtown is a nightmare. [editline]23rd September 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Sableye;48747370]Boeing can't meet demand as it is, their Seattle plant has a 10 year backorder[/QUOTE] Mostly because the 787 delays, afaik. Once they get back up to speed it'll get better, there's always a an adaptation time with new aircraft assembly. [editline]23rd September 2015[/editline] The biggest thing was a bunch of foreign companies contracted to make a huuuuuge set of parts for the 787 did it with the entirely wrong dimensions and even varied dimensions on some of the parts. Some of the parts had to be redrawn and rebuilt, others were able to be modified. It was a complete shitshow.
This is basically the exact situation the trade graph in my econ-book mentions.
[QUOTE=Sableye;48747370]Boeing can't meet demand as it is, their Seattle plant has a 10 year backorder[/QUOTE] That's why they are building a completion plant in China. And this isn't THAT much money for the US given our current deficit...
I work in the factory he visited today, I didn't wasn't around when he visited as I work later in the day. Though the order for the new planes is great news, people are worried for their job security if they did build a plant in China. Though I'm not too worried myself though seeing as the company just invested a ton of money into expanding the original factory in Everett aswell as building a brand new composite building right behind the factory. People freaked out the same way when they wanted to build some of the 787s in South Carolina.
This'll be 9/11 times 300 273300 :tinfoil:
[QUOTE=paindoc;48747371] Mostly because the 787 delays, afaik. Once they get back up to speed it'll get better, there's always a an adaptation time with new aircraft assembly. [editline]23rd September 2015[/editline] The biggest thing was a bunch of foreign companies contracted to make a huuuuuge set of parts for the 787 did it with the entirely wrong dimensions and even varied dimensions on some of the parts. Some of the parts had to be redrawn and rebuilt, others were able to be modified. It was a complete shitshow.[/QUOTE] ya i heard this from someone who knew someone who worked on the 787, they said basically the same thing, that getting the thing to fly was a real nightmare because parts were wrong, things had to be redesigned, and all the new technology that went into the airplane made the learning curve much greater than any other redesign
[QUOTE=paindoc;48747371]Holy shit. This is good for Boeing and Washington, our Aerospace industry has been falling a bit apparently (not what I want to hear going for an aero degree). The city of Seattle is like shut down for this visit though. Crazy traffic and downtown is a nightmare. [editline]23rd September 2015[/editline] Mostly because the 787 delays, afaik. Once they get back up to speed it'll get better, there's always a an adaptation time with new aircraft assembly. [editline]23rd September 2015[/editline] The biggest thing was a bunch of foreign companies contracted to make a huuuuuge set of parts for the 787 did it with the entirely wrong dimensions and even varied dimensions on some of the parts. Some of the parts had to be redrawn and rebuilt, others were able to be modified. It was a complete shitshow.[/QUOTE] That seems like a problem you'd hear about with Airbus but not Boeing, strange
[QUOTE=Tools;48750854]This'll be 9/11 times 300 273300 :tinfoil:[/QUOTE] don't you mean 245.4545... ??
[QUOTE=ief014;48760482]don't you mean 245.4545... ??[/QUOTE] Yes, that's what he should have said.
[QUOTE=ief014;48760482]don't you mean 245.4545... ??[/QUOTE] I got 243 sharp, through some unknown means of magic.. :saddowns:
hm looks like there's going to be a good amount of jobs for pilots in china in the near future. anywhere is better than the shitty way they're treated in the states
[QUOTE=Sableye;48760260]ya i heard this from someone who knew someone who worked on the 787, they said basically the same thing, that getting the thing to fly was a real nightmare because parts were wrong, things had to be redesigned, and all the new technology that went into the airplane made the learning curve much greater than any other redesign[/QUOTE] Yeah, they've integrated a HUGE amount of changes in the construction flow. For one, the wing painting process is automated and moves faster than the rest of the line can move now. Lots of manual work still, and now they're catching up but its still a serious setback. This happens a lot. Maybe trevian knows more or could correct me?
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