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Re:Airplanes and Accounting Games: The Coming Boeing Collapse? by ulfw on Thursday December 19, 2019 @08:52PM (#21841130)
Oh so sweet this history revisionism.

“ The 737 engines used too much fuel so to make a more attractive plane for poorer countries ...“

It was AMERICAN Airlines and Southwest (of yes the USA) who pushed Boeing into creating the Max, not “poorer countries” (unless you count the US among those)

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Re:Airplanes and Accounting Games: The Coming Boeing Collapse? by beowulfey on Thursday December 19, 2019 @10:30PM (#21841521)
Yes this is more accurate—Southwest in particular is a huge 737 customer, and they wanted to be add longer legs with minimal changes (same ground crew, berthing and piloting). The versatility of crew is a key part of their business model.
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