All of this “Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, and Boeing” rhetoric isn’t going to wash. Boeing is just as much of a quasi-governmental entity as Airbus, and its technology is falling behind.
You're joking right? Boeing makes the most technologically advanced commercial airliner available. It has changed how the world flies now. Boeing bet on long and thin, making the ultra-efficient 787. Airbus bet on hub and spoke, making the ultra-large A380. The 787 is selling remarkably well. The A380 program has been cancelled and was a commercial failure. Boeing and its technology is not falling behind.