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Re:Boeing and Airbus, the new ‘super duopoly’ by personlurking on Thursday April 26, 2018 @10:53PM (#16938135)
> but since it's a government controlled company there's a good chance it won't take the offer.

Though the most recent news on this says the deal is in advanced stages (according to Estadão). Apparently, it's likely to happen, given the appointment of a government representative to the board of the newly-formed company.

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Re:Boeing and Airbus, the new ‘super duopoly’ by hcarvalhoalves on Thursday April 26, 2018 @11:07PM (#16938197)
Sad. If the deal doesn't include a clause for local operation or project continuity, they might just dismantle the local commercial jet division to kill competition and keep selling revised 737s :(
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