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Airbus has always been a story of eventually competing in every Boeing segment as a matter of European pride. All indications were that four engines were going
by bobthepanda 4y ago
Airbus has always been a story of eventually competing in every Boeing segment as a matter of European pride.
All indications were that four engines were going the way of the dodo. Boeing recognized this too and the 747-8 was more to distract Airbus than a serious next generation.
No manufacturer is omnipotent though. Boring entirely ceded the midsize market segment to Airbus, so now reliable Boeing customers are replacing dated 757 and 767 aircraft with Airbus models.
- themadturk 4y agoThe feeling of a lot of people in Seattle is that the McDonnell-Douglas merger ruined Boeing. What had been a company run by engineers became a company run by bean-counters, and that has led to a certain lack of innovation in design. For instance, the 737 first flew in 1967, designed to be an airliner that could service small, even primitive airfields, and should have been retired decades ago. Instead it's been through four generations and 13 different models. (I'm a Boeing baby -- my parents met and married while both were employed at Boeing, and I'm really sad at what the company has become.)
- lostlogin 4y ago> engines were going the way of the dodo. Boeing recognized this too and the 747-8 was more to distract Airbus than a serious next generation. Crediting Boeing with this intelligent move while they also stumbled though the 737 Max fiasco seems generous. However massive companies can multitask, so maybe I need to be more generous.
- bobthepanda 4y agoI mean, Boeing did well with the 787 while Airbus flubbed the A350 for a while, so it's not like there's just one successful thing Boeing has done in the last few decades.