RE: RE: Next hurdle for C Series - Sneezy"Suddenly 450 planes to break even turn into 900..."
Where did you see those numbers? Or are you just saying if it was 450 it would become 900 with discounts?
I'd like to see a few estimations on breakeven for CSeries even if they're based on little more than best guesses.
While some new commercial jet aircraft programs have broken even at somewhere around 400 units, I've yet to see any estimates on how CSeries compares.
Of course, a lot can vary with such estimates. Profit margins can vary widely depending on things like fuel prices and resulting demand for the aircraft. IE, should fuel costs remain high, Bombardier can raise the price on CSereis rake in higher margins on CSeries and it would take fewer units to reach break even.
Gulfstream has already raised the price of its similarly priced G650 from $50 to $60 million each. That airplane is expected to start deliveries next year (2011). Gulfstream has orders in hand for 200 units and that program is considered to be wildly successful.
With two more years after that before it starts deliveries, Bombardier's CSeries, has 100 firm orders and nearly the same in conditional orders.
The G650 is well into its "sweetspot" for attracting orders whereas CSeries has more than a year to go before its sweetspot even begins.