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AI RPL ANE L I F E CYCL E

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AI RPL ANE PRODUCT I ON CYCL E

Pur c hase Agr e e me nt fo r

g ro up o f N a irc ra ft

Kic k- Off Me e ting

fo r a irc ra ft g ro up c o nfig ura tio n

De finition phase Air c r aft c onfigur ation fr e e ze de c ision

fo r a ll a irc ra ft g ro up

De live r y to air line

• f the first a irc ra ft
• f the g ro up

…

Air c r aft gr

• up de live r

y str e am Air c r aft 2… .. Air c r aft N de live r ie s F le e t in- se r vic e phase De ve lopme nt, c e r tific ation Pr

• duc tion phase

T ime be twe e n the Air c r aft c onfigur ation fr e e ze and the de live r y

• f the last air

plane c an be XX ye ar s !

…

AI RPL ANE PRODUCT I ON CYCL E

I f a n a irline wa nts to ha ve N numb e r o f a irc ra ft with a c a b in c o nfig ura tio n, a nd M numb e r o f a irc ra ft with a diffe re nt c a b in c o nfig ura tio n – the pro c e ss b e lo w ne e ds to ha ppe n twic e

Pur c hase Agr e e me nt fo r

g ro up o f N + M a irc ra ft

AI RPL ANE PRODUCT I ON CYCL E SUMMARY

• Airline s mig ht ne e d diffe re nt a irc ra ft c o nfig ura tio ns fo r diffe re nt ro ute s
• A numb e r o f a irc ra ft will o pe ra te lo ng e r flig hts  will ne e d F

irst Cla ss a nd mo re g a lle y spa c e

• B numb e r o f a irc ra ft will o pe ra to r sho rte r ro ute s  will ne e d E

c o no my Cla ss a nd le ss g a lle y spa c e

• Airline s minimize the numb e r o f diffe re nt fle e ts/ c a b in c o nfig ura tio ns a s it impa c ts c o sts (Additio na l c re w

tra ining , diffe re nt c a te ring , diffe re nt re se rva tio n syste m, le ss fle xib ility in ro ta ting a irc ra ft…)

• E

ve n if the c ha ng e wa s intro d uc e d in a se c o nd fle e t o nly, la c k o f fle e t c o mmo na lity wo uld ind uc e a d d itio na l c o sts fo r the a irline

• Sing le a isle a irc ra ft de finitio n a nd pro duc tio n c yc le is typic a lly muc h sho rte r tha n wide b o die s
• F

ro m de sig n fre e ze to de live ry is le ss tha n a ye a r. Afte r de sig n fre e ze , no c ha ng e s c a n b e a c c o mmo da te d

• By intro d uc ing la te une xpe c te d c ha ng e s, the pro d uc tio n line is ne g a tive ly impa c te d (e g : d o mino e ffe c t to fo llo wing

a irc ra ft)

K I CK OF F ME E T I NG AND DE F I NI T I ON

B737-700 A320 Are a s typic a lly c ha ng e d during c o nfig ura tio n de ve lo pme nt

Day 1 + B Day 1 + C Day 1 Pur c hase Agr e e me nt Kic koff me e ting and De finition Phase Air c r aft Cabin Configur ation Day 1 + D De live r y: 1st air c r aft

De ve lo pme nt, Ce rtific atio n, Pro duc tio n F

• r sing le aisle airc raft this is le ss than 1 ye ar

Day 1 + E De live r y 2nd air c r aft Day 1 + F De live r y 3r

d

air c r aft Day 1 + C + 5 ye ar s De live r y 4th air c r aft

De sig n a nd e ng ine e ring is c o mple te fo r the g ro up o f 4 a irpla ne s (in this e xa mple ) a t this time , e ve n tho ug h the who le a irpla ne g ro up ma y no t b e de live re d fo r 5 ye a rs. T he se a irpla ne inte rio rs a re a ll the sa me

PRM lavs mandate as of this date

What happe ns if ne w PRM L avs ar e mandate d in the middle of a de live r y str e am?

WHAT DOE S T HI S ME AN F OR T HE ACCE SSI BL E L AV COMMI T T E E ?

I f ne w PRM la vs a re re q uire d in the middle o f a de live ry stre a m:

• Pro c e ss ne e ds to re sta rt a g a in fo r a ll the re ma ining a irc ra ft
• Ne w e ng ine e ring is ne c e ssa ry
• Ne w b uild pla ns a re ne c e ssa ry, a sse mb ly line o ve ra ll de live ry stre a m a ffe c te d
• Supply b a se wo uld ne e d to b uild ne w la vs, supplie r c o ntra c ts ne e d to b e

re ne g o tia te d

• Airline o pe ra tio ns a re impa c te d

T his a c tivity wa s no t pa rt o f the b usine ss pla n F

• r a tie r 2 c o nc e pt:
• I

nc lude s sig nific a nt ne w re c urring e ng ine e ring ho urs fo r e a c h o f the a irline c o nfig ura tio ns

• Affe c ts the a irline o pe ra tio ns ro ute struc ture (due to pa x c o unt/ c o nfig ), c re w

tra ining , c a te ring , ma inte na nc e c yc le s

Cabin monume nts ar e the longe st le ad time ite ms in air c r aft pr

• duc tion !

Re quir e s time and additional r e sour c e s

VOL UME OF AI RPL ANE S

• Sing le a isle a irc ra ft produc tion ra te s inc re a sing ra pidly
• OE

Ms ha ve ne ve r pro duc e d a s ma ny a irc ra ft a s to da y:

• 737 c urre nt pro duc t ra te is 42/ mth with a pla n fo r

47/ mth in 2017, 52/ mth in 2018, a nd 57/ mth in 2019

• T

his is o nly po ssib le if a irpla ne de sig n a nd b uild is sta b le

• T

his re sults in le ss time a va ila b le b e twe e n c a b in c o nfig ura tio n fre e ze a nd de live ry

• Cha ng e into this hig hly c o mpre sse d pro duc tio n

syste m ma y no t a lwa ys b e po ssib le

• Supply c ha in ma y b e una b le to suppo rt
• Re so urc e s fo r no n-re c urring a nd re c urring de sig n

ma y no t b e a va ila b le

• T

he c o st ma y b e pro hib itive

• E

ng ine e ring re so urc e s

• Supply c ha in c o st a sse rtio ns
• Cre w tra ining
• Re vise d ro ute struc ture s
• Re vise d c a te ring c a pa b ility a nd pla ns
• Re vise d ma inte na nc e pro c e d ure s

I NDUST RI AL “RAMP UP”

T ime Pe rc e nta g e o f the de live re d la va to rie s

• L

a va tory supplie rs a nd OE Ms ne e d time to g ra dua lly c ha ng e the ir produc tion syste ms

T ime / ye a rs Ne w L a va to rie s Old L a va to rie s

T AKE AWAY POINT S

• I

f a c c e ssib le la vs a re ma nda te d, the imple me nta tio n pla n is c ritic a l a nd a de ta ile d unde rsta nding o f the a irpla ne de ve lo pme nt c yc le a nd o pe ra tio na l impa c t must b e c o nside re d to e nsure a de q ua te c o sts a nd b e ne fits a re c a pture d.

• Give n the spe e d o f pro c e ss, de sig n c ha ng e s a re muc h mo re diffic ult to

imple me nt in sing le a isle a irc ra ft tha n fo r twin a isle a irc ra ft.

• Co nside ring the hig h vo lume o f a irc ra ft pro duc e d , a nd sho rte r Sing le Aisle

a irc ra ft pro duc tio n c yc le , time is o f the e sse nc e in OE Ms Asse mb ly L ine .