I posted this in an earlier thread on the topic, but I'll rehash it here. Having Airbus buy this line from Bombardier is actually very good for Boeing. For a

I posted this in an earlier thread on the topic, but I'll rehash it here. Having Airbus buy this line from Bombardier is actually very good for Boeing. For a long time, one of the major selling points of Airbus twins has been cockpit commonality. They're so close that your pilots can maintain type ratings on several different airframes. That gives airlines labor flexibility. Boeing hasn't had that option. The closest they came was with the 757/767 -- those airframes had the same 41 section. Now that Airbus is going to be selling an aircraft that won't have the same cockpit as the A319/320, Boeing will have a better opening to sell their 737. The airlines are going to need to pay for training on multiple airframes, so why not consider Boeing as well.