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Re:E.U.’s Biggest Economies Ban Boeing Max 8 Jets by alexis_fr on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @02:51PM (#19371650)
It could be an EU-USA economic war. We’ve seen the Being competition won over the A380, which had to be abandoned. Maybe any excuse to ground a Boeing airframe and incur costs to owners makes Airbus look better. It doesn’t have to be lobbying, it could be a natural inclination.

It’s mean, but I’m not surprised, given the money in the game, that Europe is acting up much faster than FAA for a Boeing airframe, and the opposite for an Airbus/DC airframe.

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Re:E.U.’s Biggest Economies Ban Boeing Max 8 Jets by freehunter on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @03:15PM (#19371902)
1) The direct comparison to the A380 is the Boeing 747 which is being phased out as well. It's not a rivalry that put either of them out, just realities of modern air travel.

2) McDonnell Douglas (maker of the DC planes) is now owned by Boeing and was an American company.

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