Not many people would dispute that. From the article: "In 1996, Boeing took approximately 60% of the industry’s new commercial aircraft orders. Airbus, the Euro

Not many people would dispute that. From the article: "In 1996, Boeing took approximately 60% of the industry’s new commercial aircraft orders. Airbus, the European consortium, lingered far behind it, at 35%. McDonnell Douglas took the remaining 5%." And falling fast. New military contracts had dried up too, with no meaningful wins coming in the foreseeable future. Agreed, the parallels with the Douglas merger are interesting. Even including the military branch, not just DC.