On the first day of the Paris Airshow, Airbus sold 13B of planes, Boeing sold nothing
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-17/its-airbus-13000000000-boeing-0-first-day-paris-air-show
That's what happens when your brand new planes fall from the sky.
Though Boeing has had a great reputation for decades, you're only as good as your last disaster. It wouldn't surprise me now if some buyers look at the difference between the 2 as the difference between a Fiat and a Lexus.
Boeing aircraft used to be the most reliable aircraft in the world. These planes were built by great aircraft engineers.
the current problems were created by software engineers.
Something to think about
True enough. There is a great documentary on YouTube about the birth of the 747, if you're into that sort of thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747
The Boeing 747 is an American wide-body commercial jet airliner and cargo aircraft. The first wide-body airplane produced, it was the first plane dubbed a "Jumbo Jet". Its distinctive hump upper deck along the forward part of the aircraft has made it one of the most recognizable aircraft
| Boeing 747 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Boeing 747-100 of Pan American World Airways, the 747's launch customer, in September 1978 | |
| Role | Wide-body jet airliner |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Boeing Commercial Airplanes |
| First flight | February 9, 1969[1] |
| Introduction | January 22, 1970, with Pan American World Airways[2][3] |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | British Airways Lufthansa Korean Air Atlas Air |
| Produced | 1968–present |
| Number built | 1,548 as of December 2018[4] |
| Program cost | US$1B in 1968[5](7.2B today) |
| Unit cost | -100 US$24M[6](1972, 143.8M today) -200 US$39M (1976, 171.7M today) -300 US$83M (1982, 215.5M today) |
| Variants | Boeing 747SP Boeing 747-400 Boeing 747-8 Boeing VC-25 Boeing E-4 |
| Developed into | Boeing YAL-1 Boeing Dreamlifter |
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