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There is competition— they’re just not American companies. It’s an interesting conundrum. Will breaking up the civil part of Boeing help or hurt their ability

There is competition— they’re just not American companies. It’s an interesting conundrum. Will breaking up the civil part of Boeing help or hurt their ability to compete internationally? My sense is that a proper rebuild would lose them significant market share for a long time. I’m not sure the government will permit that. They’re a significant part of the economy and nobody likes being in office when it contracts.

JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> Will breaking up the civil part of Boeing help or hurt their ability to compete internationally? Almost certainly help. American capital markets give mid-sized companies scale. And they’re already decentralised their operations; they’re already paying the cost of competition. There are just no benefits yet. Look back at the halcyon days of civil jet aviation; America dominated in large part due to its internal competition.