From Breakingviews edwardcropley: Boeing’s losses are not Airbus’ gains. Chock-full order books and production mean Airbus will struggle to take up the slack.
Garuda Indonesia's Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane, that parked at the Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia, at Soekarno Hatta International airport near Jakarta, Indonesia, March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
As the two pillars of a global aircraft-making duopoly, each firm keeps its eyes firmly trained on the other. A case in point is the Airbus A320neo, a 200-seater jet equipped with two state-of-the-art engines that reduced fuel consumption by as much as 15 percent. When cost-conscious airlines jumped on the A320neo, Boeing responded by sticking the same engines onto its 737, the mid-range workhorse of the skies.
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