They also have a captive market which is why they can get away with this. Switching plane manufacturers is a long process around pilot and maintenance retrainin

They also have a captive market which is why they can get away with this. Switching plane manufacturers is a long process around pilot and maintenance retraining. Additionally orders for planes go out years and years in advance and you can't just call Airbus and ask for new planes next week. I think it's inevitable consequence of no competition in the market. Boeing is the stadium food of planes, poor quality & expensive, but if you're hungry you still eat it.