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Re:Boeing whistleblower raises doubts over 787 oxygen system by sandworm101 on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @06:33AM (#21461536)
Exactly. A good airplane isnt enough. The manufacturer has to follow the market, not expect that thier new aircraft will create that market.
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Re:Boeing whistleblower raises doubts over 787 oxygen system by neuronic on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @06:59AM (#21461653)
You can't just follow when R&D and production for a new aircraft take decades. First feasibility studies for a A380 type aircraft were done in the 1980s, expecting the market in the future. The first delivery to a customer was MSN 003 to Singapore Airlines in 2007.

You need to plan ahead.

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