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Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by gumby on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @12:13PM (#21704137)
But I feel the consolidation, and the overweight in the result of military purchases, led to Boeing permitting such a hole in their commercial lineup.
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Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by Aloha on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @12:26PM (#21704365)
I dont think thats really rational either.

Look at the sales figured for the 757 - sales were either flat or very slow from 2001 onward.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_757#Orders_and_deliveri...

Boeing stopped making the plane because the situations that led to its existence evaporated, and it looked as if there would never be more demand again, and the world seemed to be trending to 737 size aircraft in ever increasing numbers.

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