Everybody can claim that they are going to make rockets and planes, talk is cheap. Two of the main benefits startups claim to have is that: - They can use the

Everybody can claim that they are going to make rockets and planes, talk is cheap. Two of the main benefits startups claim to have is that: - They can use their small size to play loosely with the rules, move fast, break things, and run around in circles around the sclerosed, unwieldy established players. - Said established players have left, by their inefficiencies, plenty of low-hanging fruits the new players can use to gain critical mass. Building and certifying a new aircraft of that size is a multi-billion dollars endeavour because it is difficult, not because the market has consolidated itself to the highest level of inefficiency. Hitting your payload and range targets is surprisingly difficult, even for companies with decades of experience. And being a few percent off in the single digit range means the difference between something that is usable, and a design that is literally good for the scrapyard. To compound the problem, playing fast and loose with the rules in that business is when people start dying, with the 737 sagas being the perfect, very actual, illustration of this.