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> What makes you think such a system would work better than private or state ownership? How much longer should we stand by and let Boeing crumble? What’s next,
by avidphantasm 2y ago
> What makes you think such a system would work better than private or state ownership?
How much longer should we stand by and let Boeing crumble? What’s next, put tariffs on Comac planes and force Americans to fly and die on sub-standard Boeing planes?
- tekla 2y agoLast time I checked, Boeing is still about half of all Commercial traffic. So until that stops being a thing, Boeing will stay around.
- stetrain 2y agoExisting planes continuing to fly doesn't necessarily keep Boeing in business, at least not in their current form. Or do you mean Boeing is so critical to maintaining the existing commercial fleet that they won't be allowed to fail?
- ceejayoz 2y agoIt's not just maintenance, but new airframes. Boeing going bust would leave the world's airlines looking at half as many available new airliners as usual, with any potential competitor taking a decade or more to start up, and Airbus unlikely to be able to double production on a short timeline.
- avidphantasm 2y agoComac enters the chat…
- ceejayoz 2y agoComac expects to deliver single-digit numbers of C919s this year after four in 2023, with nearly a thousand in their backlog. The C929 is delayed to 2030. They're not making up the slack any time soon.
- avidphantasm 2y agoThere’s a lot of inertia in commercial aviation. Airframes last for decades. At some point though, the current path will lead to ruin.