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[โ€“] 46 points 1 year ago (10 children)

NGL, the recent safety record of Boeing jets doesn't instill confidence. I am always relieved when I see my flight is on an Airbus.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Or the odd Embraer - I know fuck all about them but at least it's not boeing

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  • [โ€“] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    They almost became Boeing. Boeing basically asked congress to tariff the Bombardier C series so hard that nobody would import it. Congress responded by introducing a tariff even higher than what Boeing asked for. Airbus had a manufacturing plant in the US and made a deal with Bombardier to build the C series there to avoid the tariff. That's how the A220 came into existence. Initially it was selling so well that Boeing looked into buying Embraer to have competition in the regional jet market.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The a220 is really nice to ride in (though weird size with air Canada running them in a 2-3 layout). The engines are apparently a nightmare, but last I heard we're now seeing similar issues with pw's non-geared engines too, so everything is fucked.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It's a nice plane, but it's likely at a dead end. It was designed to be stretched and reach into the territory of the A320 and Boeing 737. Airbus doesn't really have an incentive to stretch it for a couple reasons. It would cut into their A320 sales which is selling like crazy right now. It also has a different cockpit layout to other Airbus aircraft so it's harder to cross train pilots from an A220 to other Airbus aircraft. Bombardier built a good plane, but the US Congress screwed them to protect Boeing.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    They did before they took under McDonald Douglas. Ever since McD-D bought Boeing with Boeing's money it's been downhill.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Exactly - when McDonnell Douglas "reverse-merged" with Boeing in 97, the corporate culture shifted from engineering-first to finance-first, and we're seeing the consquences of that prioritization now with all these safety issues.

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  • [โ€“] 13 points 1 year ago

    Gee, I wonder why, when Boeing is crashing and burning, literally and figuratively.

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  • [โ€“] 11 points 1 year ago

    Mean while Boeing repeatedly punches it self in the face

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 1 year ago

    Amazing what hapoens when your planes come down on command and not without.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago

    Boeing should start building their planes out of rubber and change their name to Boing.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 1 year ago

    A duopoly isn't good. I do hope there will be other manufacturers that bring more competition. Brazil and China are the most likely contenders.

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