"I imagine pilots talked to each other a lot about what planes they liked flying, and they could not have succeeded if those conversations didn't favor them."

"I imagine pilots talked to each other a lot about what planes they liked flying, and they could not have succeeded if those conversations didn't favor them." With respect to Boeing one of the first things actually was a government contract that they received for the war effort. Then they nearly went bust after the war ended. This is some of the story. There is also an excellent documentary on Boeing. http://www.boeing.com/boeing/commercial/boeing_bio/chapter3.page http://www.boeing.com/boeing/commercial/boeing_bio/chapter3....