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> which directly affected Boeing's ability to sell them their equivalents. Boeing's bid to Delta was some Embraer E series they had from an Air Canada trade-in
by kogepathic 9y ago
> which directly affected Boeing's ability to sell them their equivalents.
Boeing's bid to Delta was some Embraer E series they had from an Air Canada trade-in. [1]
No model of 737MAX competes with the C Series for Delta's RFP. Both Boeing and Delta have readily admitted this when asked (see [1]).
Boeing has nothing in the market to compete with regional jets like the C Series. This is exactly why they are now looking into buying Embraer to counter Airbus acquiring a majority stake in the C Series. [2]
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotthamilton5/2016/05/17/embraer-cries-foul-over-delta-c-series-deal-but-it-may-be-more-commercial-than-you-think/#74c3082d656d https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotthamilton5/2016/05/17/embra...
[2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-21/boeing-is-said-in-talks-to-acquire-embraer-wsj-reports https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-21/boeing-is...
- undersuit 9y agoThat sounds like there is competition for this market between Bombardier and Boeing.
- kogepathic 9y ago> That sounds like there is competition for this market between Bombardier and Boeing. Not sure how you came to that conclusion. Let me try again: It's like going to a Ford dealership and asking them for a scooter. Because Ford doesn't manufacture scooters, they offer to sell you a Vespa instead because the last customer traded one in. Sure, they'll make a sale, but it's not like Ford makes the Vespa or the replacement parts for a Vespa (maintenance contracts are a BFD in aerospace, often worth more than the initial plane order). So now you (Delta) come and want to buy 100 Vespas, and Ford still doesn't make a Vespa and has no plans to. So while slagging Vespa (Bombardier) for detracting from Ford's scooter sales they start talks to buy Vespa's closest competitor (Embraer). Yeah... Totally competing in the same segment...
- valuearb 9y agoYea, it's like Chrysler suing to block Ferrari imports because they want to re-sell McLarens.
- megablast 9y agoIs that example really supposed to make anything clearer?