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>Comac is the only company that is attempting to build planes that rival Boeing and Airbus Boeing also competes with Airbus, as in actively competes in real do
by dirtyid 7y ago
>Comac is the only company that is attempting to build planes that rival Boeing and Airbus
Boeing also competes with Airbus, as in actively competes in real dollar terms compared to Comac which is more or less aspirational. Given their current situation they have as much incentive to hack Airbus, plus they've been accused recently:
Airbus to sue NSA, German spies accused of swiping tech secrets
>European aerospace giant Airbus is promising legal action over claims its top blueprints were stolen by German spies and given to America's intelligence agencies.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/30/airbus_us_german_intelligence/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/30/airbus_us_german_in...
My view is that both Boeing and Comac is actively stealing from airbus because why wouldn't they?
- mikhailfranco 7y agoYes, US/NSA/Boeing must at least be under suspicion in these circumstances. As the Comac C919 approaches certification and full production, airlines, especially Chinese ones, will delay orders, to wait and see, or actively prefer the C919 over the 737 series. Even if the C919 is delayed with the usual teething troubles, many customers will decide to wait, or buy Airbus if they have to. At this point, Boeing is the weakest of the three competitors in the mid-size market, and must be desperate to do anything to survive.