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Only because of this Boeing pressure, Bombardier sold its Cseries to Airbus. So no breaking the duopoly for now until the Chinese start building competitors to
by markvdb 9y ago
Only because of this Boeing pressure, Bombardier sold its Cseries to Airbus. So no breaking the duopoly for now until the Chinese start building competitors to the A320 or the 737...
- gumby 9y agodid they? My understanding is that they in effect sold the us market only (planes elsewhere would be made in B's factories) though I could be misremembering.
- notatoad 9y agoPlanes for other markets might be made in bombardier's factory, but they airbus owns a majority stake in the c-series program since the us tariffs went into place.
- Coincoin 9y agoSold? They gave it away: 51% for $0.
- tankenmate 9y agoIn return for non cash consideration.
- hinkley 9y agoMitsubishi is trying to break in, with a 90 passenger regional jet. They did work on the wings of the 787. I think they have a shot, but they seem to be having problems with execution.