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Most important figure here. How could a "startup" design and build a commercial airplane and still be considered a startup? Either they get acquired before laun
by jcfrei 11y ago
Most important figure here. How could a "startup" design and build a commercial airplane and still be considered a startup? Either they get acquired before launching the final version of their plane or the company goes bust. The margins for building airplanes are very slim, both Airbus and Boeing get massive subsidies from the EU and US respectively. Which investor would be crazy enough to pour billions into the development of such a plane? And don't even think about mentioning SpaceX - building a rocket is orders of magnitude less complex than building a commercial airliner that meets customer's standards, is commercially viable and safe. In contrast spending tax payer money on rockets (which are allowed to fail every now and then) is easy!
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- jessaustin 11y agoThere isn't a chance in hell that after producing a supersonic prototype, these people wouldn't also get massive subsidies and investments. Still, right now they're a startup.
- stcredzero 11y agoMost important figure here. How could a "startup" design and build a commercial airplane and still be considered a startup? Either they get acquired before launching the final version of their plane or the company goes bust. The margins for building airplanes are very slim, both Airbus and Boeing get massive subsidies from the EU and US respectively. If the founding fathers were born in the 80's, they might have gone for restricting the establishment of brands not religions. (Which are also brands of a kind, really.)