With the increase in the project costs and longer time to complete the project, it might take longer years for the company to record a ROI from the project. (Boom, 2009)
Typically, Airbus mega project was two-year behind schedule making the Airbus parent company to secure a loss of $6.1 billion. (Dougherty, 2006)
The major cause of Airbus A380 failure was that the company did not integrate the strategic project management principles in project lifecycle. (Garfein, 2008)
The project failed because it suffered from several integration management problems. (Schwalbe, 2010)
The tools and technique to enhance project time management is to use project network diagrams, Gantt chart, schedule performance measurements and critical path analysis to develop effective time management technique for a project. (Milosevic, & lewwongcharoen, 2004)
The project management is the application of skill, knowledge, techniques and tools to project activities to meet project objectives. (Project Management Institute, 2007)
The cost analysis should be carried out when estimating the costs and sensitivity analysis should be carried out for the cost estimation. (Schoemaker, Randall, 2002)
The overall factors leading the project crisis was lack of effective integration of project management model in the project lifecycle. (Sinha, 2009)
Most airports are still working on changes, while a few have already made modifications to be able to receive the plane. Another author notes, "San Francisco International Airport announced their readiness to welcome the A380 back in 2004, and other airports are working to be able to be ready to meet the increased demands with its 500-plus passenger loads" (Huff, 2007)
So, what are airports doing to accommodate the A380? To be ready to receive the aircraft, airports around the country are undertaking massive construction and redesign projects. One author notes, "Airports in the United States are spending more than $900 million on changes to accommodate the A380" (Korry, 2007)
85, and it can haul 150 tons of freight. It has been designed to carry both passengers and freight long distances, and it has a range of 8,000 nautical miles (Moxon, 2007)
Taxiways and Runways Many airports are putting most of their dollars into building larger taxiways and runways for the plane, partly because of its weight, and partially because of its wingspan, which is wider than most runways and taxiways in existence today. Some new taxiway designs for the plane include wider turns, allowing the big plane to rotate more easily and effectively (Pastzor, 2005)