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[–] mojofrododojo 6 points 5 months ago (4 children)

frankly I'm surprised Airbus isn't making more off of Boeing's clusterfuck...

[–] fne8w2ah 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That's because they are pretty much running at full capacity for the next few years or so.

[–] Leeks 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Switching planes also means recertification of pilots, which is a long and expensive process.

[–] mojofrododojo 1 points 5 months ago

and that's cheap compared to the maintenance changeovers for sure, but how many times does boeing need to fuck up righteously until they burn all their bridges lol

[–] slazer2au 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

When you are committing billions to an inventory you don't jump ship to the alternative provider. You start your RFP process again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

RFP options: Airbus, Boeing….China?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

It will take years if not decades for Boeing fail to play on the market.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Boeing cries in the corner while tucking its dick.