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> Plus any US airline which purchased the A380 would get negative PR from it. Yes, the airline would get negative PR. But not for the reason you claim. The art
by PhantomGremlin 12y ago
> Plus any US airline which purchased the A380 would get negative PR from it.
Yes, the airline would get negative PR. But not for the reason you claim. The article has the real reason:
Shares of United would plunge at least 10 percent
if it bought A380s, according to one analyst,
because of concerns that they would bring too much
capacity into the market.
If you add up all the US airline profits and losses in their history, until recently the sum would be negative. US airlines routinely enter and exit bankruptcy. Now they're finally making money again. Big money.
So it would be insane for US airlines to buy the A380 now. But not for "Us. Vs. them" reasons. For much smarter business reasons.