Except that, unlike de Havailland, Boeing is too big to fail. There's just no way the US will allow it to keel over, and leave Airbus the sole supplier. And as

Except that, unlike de Havailland, Boeing is too big to fail. There's just no way the US will allow it to keel over, and leave Airbus the sole supplier. And as with the banks, you can bet that this implicit guarantee gets figured into what decisions people take.