Economic Analysis: Airbus A380 vs. Boeing 787 Aircraft Performance

This report provides a comparative analysis of the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 787, focusing on their performance in different economic scenarios. The report examines factors such as fuel efficiency, pilot requirements, and the impact of economic conditions on their operational costs and profitability. It analyzes how each aircraft fares during both poor and strong economic times, considering aspects like seat capacity, route structures (hub-and-spoke systems), and the ability to adapt to changing market demands. The analysis highlights the implications of these factors on the overall success and future prospects of both aircraft in the aviation industry, referencing relevant literature to support the arguments.

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Q1. Aircraft succeed during poor economic times
The poor economic times considers many factors between the two aircraft. The pilot requires in
the cockpit by the Boeing is three and Airbus requires only two pilots. At the poor economic
times, the Airbus airline saves money by using two pilots and Boeing use three pilots. Airbus
380 pilots seem to be cheaper than Boeing 787 pilots (Gorod et al., 2014). The cost of fuel is
more fuel efficient for a Boeing 787. At the poor economic times, it is very necessary to sell their
seats so that the profit margin remains the same. The flying airplanes are not at the fuller
utilization of capacity. The seats of Boeing 787 are having lesser seats than Airbus 380 which
makes the fuel efficient at the poor economic times.
Q2. Aircraft succeed during strong economic times
At the time of strong economic times, customers like to travel more. The business earns more
through promoting the business travelers and leisure travelers. The Airbus 380 is utilizing fuller
fuel capacity by filling the seats of airlines through promoting the airlines (Weir et al., 2013).
The Airline develops the strategic business plan for small flights which helps to connect the next
hub airport. The reasonable cost of seats increases the usage of more flights on this aircraft.
Q3. Better position of the Aircraft in the future
Both the airplanes manufacturers produce good airplanes, and both are the major players in the
aircraft industry. It is presumed by the people that the hub and spoke airlines system works better
than others. The routes of Airbus 380 are long, and they are all big hub cities to other big hug
cities. This system works because everyone is not using Phoenix Arizona from Sydney but it is
used by the majority of people needs in the US. Thus, Airbus 380 has the better position in the

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future because the hub spoke system work both at the poor and good economic times. In 2005,
the narrow body aircraft were 70% which encourages the hub spoke system (Blaschet al., 2015).

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References
Gorod, A., White, B. E., Ireland, V., Gandhi, S. J., Sauser, B., & Vinarcik, M. J. (2014). Airbus
A380 and Boeing 787: Contrast of Competing Architectures for Air Transportation. In Case
Studies in System of Systems, Enterprise Systems, and Complex Systems Engineering (pp. 685-
700). CRC Press.
Blasch, E., Paces, P., Kostek, P., & Kramer, K. (2015). Summary of Avionics
Technologies. IEEE Aerospace and Electronics Systems Magazine, 30(9).
Weir, B. (2013). Soaring to green heights: The current sustainable initiatives in the commercial
airline industry. Earth Common Journal, 3(1).