[Erik Latranyi]

Boeing only offers 2 versions of the 737 Max that are not as efficient nor as reliable as the Airbus 320 Neo series.

Boeing has sacrificed the single aisle aircraft market to Airbus.

[SamAdams76]

I'm a big of an airplane geek and the international flight path out of JFK usually goes over my Connecticut home (about 15,000 feet up and climbing by that time), either on their way to Europe or to Asia.

I like to sit in my yard and track the planes going overhead with my PlaneFinder app. The Airbus outnumber the Boeing planes by at least a 2-1 ratio.

[rdcbn1]

A bid issue is automation and pilot workloads. The Airbus 320 is more highly automated than the Boeing and the 320 pilot workload is much lower. This is a big advantage when dealing with third world pilots a the controls. - until something goes wrong. Airbus piloting is more akin to autopilot management and manipulation than flying an airplane.

[Celtic Conservative]

Boeing has a hole in its product range. Its airliners are either too small or too big for the regional single aisle market. The A-320 series fits that niche nicely.

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