4 ms·
The Boeing of today is merely a husk of its former glory. If the U.S. had another viable domestic airplane manufacturer I bet we’d see a lot more pressure on th
by johnbellone 2y ago
The Boeing of today is merely a husk of its former glory. If the U.S. had another viable domestic airplane manufacturer I bet we’d see a lot more pressure on them. That can still happen. I hope it does.
- dingaling 2y agoWhen Lockheed left the civil aircraft market after the TriStar it was largely because the three-way competition with Boeing and McD was unviable. Given that, the subsequent merger of McD with Boeing should not have been approved.
- 9659 2y agoThe commercial aircraft part of McD was dead when the merger happened. The had a cash cow called the "MD-80", which was a derivative DC-9. That had stopped selling. Boeing got more value out of the defense part of McD.
- bamboozled 2y agoIt’s over, you can’t just rebuild the old Boeing. It’s gone. Good job bean counters.
- bamboozled 2y ago…not because it’s impossible. Because there is zero incentive to do so. The money has been taken.