Boeing gearing up for 787 move to South Carolina

Re:Boeing gearing up for 787 move to South Carolina by chillfox on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @02:32AM (#24551546)

Presumably because you can buy a Boeing today where you would have to wait 5+ years for an Airbus.

Of course if they keep sliding then you might as well buy a Chinese or Russian aircraft instead of Boeing if you want something now and don't care about quality.

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Re:Boeing gearing up for 787 move to South Carolina by throw0101a on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @06:59AM (#24553054)

Well, if Airbus would be willing to build a few more plants they'd probably unleash a large amount of pent up demand and get more orders on the books.

I guess they're "successful enough" and don't feel tempted to potentially over-extend themselves.

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Re:Boeing gearing up for 787 move to South Carolina by FeistyOtter on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @04:15AM (#24552144)

Is it really true that you can buy a Boeing instantly? I have read that both manufacturers have order queues for years ahead, but I can be mistaken.

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Re:Boeing gearing up for 787 move to South Carolina by michaelt on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @06:21AM (#24552832)

There are certainly a lot of 737s sitting on the dealer's lot: https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=737+max+carpark

But they're probably already sold.

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Re:Boeing gearing up for 787 move to South Carolina by Twixes on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @05:48AM (#24552664)

Brb, buying a 787

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