[Righty_McRight]

Had trouble with cut/paste so had to excerpt.

[Zeppelin]

So much in subsidies, yet still not able to pull far ahead? Could it be due to an inferior product?

Watch the EU throw more money at Airbus, to no avail. I would be thrilled to see them waste their subsidies while Boeing rolls out plane after plane.

Seems to be yet another example of how American ingenuity is superior to socialist economic tactics.

[carumba]

I overheard a barber shop conversation. The guy says that most of the major airlines lease the planes. They have no assets to liquidate if they go under. Delta for instance continues to fly but would have been sold to the highest bidder if it were another industry. Boing and the banks continue to accept debt restructuring in hopes that they pull out of their nose dive. Otherwise it will all be turned over to Jetblue and Southwest for instance.

[Paleo Conservative]

Airbus only pulled ahead of Boeing after 9-11 when Boeing slowed down its production and US airlines deferred orders.

[Wiz]

Ping

[libertylover]

I have yet to fly on an Airbus plane that could keep the temperature in a comfortable range.

[norton]

"Then, too, Airbus may need to dispel some doubts about the A350. A senior executive at a major Asian airline, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said he had concerns about its speed and range. Airbus has since addressed those concerns, this executive said."

Oh, Yeah; and the tail falls off.

(Oops!)

[q_an_a]

scroll down the page to the "Print" version and you can see the whole story on one page. Saves time @ IHT.