The Boeing versus Airbus debate – how about some balanced views?
Hi, I am amazed at how one eyed your comments and views are. As someone running their own web site you can be biased even dishonest and no one can stop you, but how about a bit of balance? Airbus was subsidized by governments just as Boeing and other US manufacturers are. The USAF and NASA spend huge amounts on research and buy for instance many hundreds of B707’s as tankers, along with DC10s, while fighter programs have ridiculous costs to off set manufacturers costs like $8,000 for a 1/8 Allen key that cost 10 cents at Sears. To sell B707’s in the 60’s the US government would give squadrons of recently retired aircraft like Sabres to countries who bought US aircraft. That is bribery or “subsidy”. Both major manufacturers and their respective governments still do that so don’t flog that pathetic story of US free enterprise against European government help. Many passengers prefer the A320 over the B737, for good reason, while you try getting Northwest pilots out of the A320, back to th
