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Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by riffraff on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @10:36AM (#21703029)
but it may also mean far less chance to innovate production practice.

If vertical integration is always good, the ideal situation is a single producer for any kind of product and no suppliers, which doesn't seem to work too well either.

Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @10:45AM (#21703125)
Efficiency and security are always traded for one another. Unfortunately, markets will tend to the short term benefits so the pendulum will swing towards efficiency until it’s gone too far and something causes it to swing back.