A Project on Airbus A380 predicting its PLC in the coming years...

3. The Presentation Flow About the company and product The Pre-launch Stage The Introduction stage The Growth stage The Maturity stage The Decline stage

4. Product Life Cycle Stages Introduction Stage Objective Create Awareness Sales Low Cost High Profits Negative or negligible Competition Few Growth Stage Objective Increase Market Share Sales Increasing Cost High Profits Rising Competition Increasing Maturity Stage Objective Defending Market Share Sales Peak Sales Cost Reduced cost Profits Most profitable Competition Reduced but fierce Decline Stage Objective Maintain the product Sales Declining Cost Decreasing Profits Declining Competition Starts to Reduce Pre- Launch Stage Objective: Product Development and communicating the product before launch

5. A Glance on the PLC of A380

6. An Introduction to the Product Airbus: An Introduction Families of Airbus About the Project: Airbus A380 Why is this product different from others? ¥ Passenger Carrying Capacity ¥ Floor Space ¥ Fuel Consumption ¥ Ecology Friendly

7. The Pre- Launch Stage Market Research Target Market: South Asian Countries, Singapore and Taiwan. Break Even Point 1: 250 Planes

11. The Present Scenario Reality Types of Recession U-Shaped Recession W-Shaped Recession Will follow a usual PLC curve Might lead to the death of the product

14. Our Assumption Innovation will start by 2050 A Silent Death like concord

15. Reference Material Books Philip Kotler - Marketing Management Marketing: The Core By Roger A. Kerin, Steven William Hartley, William Rudelius Websites www.airbus.com – Company and Product Information www.reports.eads.net – Research of Airbus www.en.wikipedia.org – Orders and Deliveries www.johnstark.com – PLM Reports www.experiencefestival.com – About Airbus History www.msnbc.msn.com – News of cancellations www.news.bbc.co.uk – About the product delays www.aircraftguru.com – Airbus Info