Hey Olewapper,
The Boeing vs. AI thing is so huge, and there a multitude of reasons
why one is better than the other in different categories, it ends up
being a personal preference and opinion why one "like"s one airline
over the other. To say that Airbus has done a better job of building
jets than Boeing is an unvalidated opinion, what are your reasons?
(you said "In the end, the AI planes simply are better than the old
Boeing line... Airbus has done the same job as Boeing indeed, only
better"). My opinion is that real pilots would rather "fly" a Boeing
product, than be a "systems manager" on an Airbus product. I've spoke
to many pilots, most of them feel the same way, but I've never
actually seen any statitsics,,,,,anybody??? I have many more
opinionated reasons from a manufacturing and maintenance perspective
on why Boeing is a better made product, but they are only opinions
based on experience, not statistics.

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:49:49 +0100, "Oelewapper"
wrote:


"Paul F Austin" wrote in message
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Actually, Boeing's responce is "Airlines don't want big planes in big
numbers and anyone who tries this will lose money". (My paraphrase)

And they were right. The people who stand to lose money are European tax
payers. The business proposition made no sense if you were talking about
risking your_own_money.

Hi there,

It's only normal that the Europeans want to build their own planes, they
don't really care if some of their tax money is being spent on developping
new airplanes or on retaining important high-tech, defense-related,
strategic airplane manufacturing capability on European soil. Why should
they buy American planes, if they can build them themselves, and even make a
lot of money selling them abroad. In the end, the AI planes simply are
better than the old Boeing line... Airbus has done the same job as Boeing
indeed, only better.

And yes, many of Boeing's R&D expenses were, and are, covered by the DOD.
That's a fact and a fact is a fact.

Oelewapper manufacturer management survey:

A. AIRBUS MANAGEMENT:
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B. BOEING MANAGEMENT:
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