747 coming to the rescue of A380 technical issues

[milehighclub]

Why do the cabin crew insist that the seats be locked in the upright position for take-off and landing? Presumably as a safety measure.

Airbus don't have any control over the seats that go into their planes? Or the entertainment system? Really?
They'd have to be the Prime Contractor to Emirates, and would bear responsibility for faults in the plane. they couldn't tell the purchaser to go complain to the subcontractor who has no contract with Emirates.
Regards,
Renato

Seats have to be upright for safety reasons and that is standard on any airline. Those seats that allow recline for take off mostly in J, those seats don't impede anyone if it's reclined.

I would say that the seats and controls are made of high quality material but even the best designed products can't always survive the "user" just as my iPhone can't survive if it goes under a bus. Some people simply have no respect when it comes to using equipment and treat them poorly which causes them to break. Sadly, it usually isn't found out till the next person sits in the seat.

Airbus and Boeing make aircraft. Everything on the inside is approved for use by Airbus and Boeing, but they are not made by them. Manufacturers include:
Galley fittings come from JAMCO in Japan.
Galley equipment like ovens etc from BE Aerospace in the US or Zodiac Aerospace in France.
Seats come from Recaro in Germany, Thompson Aero Seating in the UK as well as BE Aerospace and Zodiac Aerospace.
Entertainment systems come from Panasonic in Japan, or Thales in France
Even the evacuations slides are not made by Boeing or Airbus and usually come from Goodrich in the US.

 

[TomVexille]

Why do the cabin crew insist that the seats be locked in the upright position for take-off and landing? Presumably as a safety measure.

Airbus don't have any control over the seats that go into their planes? Or the entertainment system? Really?
They'd have to be the Prime Contractor to Emirates, and would bear responsibility for faults in the plane. they couldn't tell the purchaser to go complain to the subcontractor who has no contract with Emirates.
Regards,
Renato

Seats must be upright to facilitate a quick evacuation.

Seats are built by seat manufacturers like Recaro or Zodiac are are chosen by the airline. Same with the IFE, Panasonic is one of the major manufacturers.

 

[eastwest101]

After the initial teething issues (that are typical of any new aircraft type i.e. wing spar inspections) - QF has had a second more recent run of reliability issues with their A380s, a lot of them to do with cabin plumbing (water supply, toilets) and also aircon, galley and other electrical gremlins.

Considering that the QF A380s were part of the "problem wiring" early production run aircraft and its only QF whom have since reconfigured their A380 fleets (less toilets, more seats and changed internal configurations) and QF who have had these sort of problems more than other operators may be a possibility.

Having said that, EK and SQ also had their own issues with their A380s (doors and electrical gremlins), SQ have reported despatch reliability between 97-98%, QF have not really been completely open on the record about what their A380 despatch reliability is but presumably close to that.

 

[dajop]

Surely, any new aircraft types or even variants can have their problems. The introduction of the 787 wasn't without it's issues either ....