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> Also, is it viable to produce something like the A320 in low quantities when airlines need fleets in the hundreds? Bombardier thought so, and did so! They de
by cptcobalt 2y ago
> Also, is it viable to produce something like the A320 in low quantities when airlines need fleets in the hundreds?
Bombardier thought so, and did so! They developed and introduced the C-series aircraft to compete with smaller 737s and A320/A319. After introduction, Boeing fucked them over so hard that they sold the aircraft program after introduction to Airbus for a token sum. Airbus now builds and sells the C-series as the A220.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSeries_dumping_petition_by_Boeing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSeries_dumping_petition_by_Bo...
- lainga 2y agoAnd it went right into the little shelf in many Canadians' heads of "Canadian companies destroyed by the USA". Mauldite en soit trestoute la lignye.
- bornfreddy 2y agoTrying to translate your last sentence to English gives "Mauldite in itself very all the ligny". Trying to autocorrect it gives "Maudit soit toute la ligne" which apparently means "Damn the whole line". So... am I close? :D
- lainga 2y agoVery! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roy_Engloys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roy_Engloys