JetBlue TrueBlue - Jetblue being boycotted over A320's

I got an email forwarded to me from a friend about a boycott of Jetblue since they fly French / German Airbus planes. Anyone else hear of this?

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AA member since 1981.

This is the biggest bunch of BS I've ever heard.

This hurts "US allies" Spain and the UK as well - plus subcons in the Netherlands (who are pretty pro-Bush).

Arghhh http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mad.gif I wish people would take that energy and go help homeless people or underprivileged children

If this is somebody's stupid idea to punish France/Germany, etc.. they need to also stop flying UA, NW, HP, US, AC, BA, IB, F9, BD, QF, etc, etc (All airlines in the US or pro-US view countries flying Airbus fleets)

Wouldn't shock me if some ding dong at Delta is forwarding this around from their home email account!

[This message has been edited by NickP 1K (edited 04-16-2003).]

Well better add American since they fly A300's to the Caribbean.

People boycott for all kinds of reasons. Count me as someone not joining this boycott.

And United flys A320s too.

This thread is a bunch of crap and a serious waste of time.

I think every US major but CO (and poss NW) have Airbus in their fleet. Silly!

You would only be able to fly Delta, Continental, Alaska, ATA, Southwest, Spirit, Midwest, Aloha, Hawaiian and AirTran.

319/320=US,UA,HP,NW,F9,B6
300=AA
330=US,NW

Folks who want to boycott France will also have to boycott the 737 since the CFM56 engine is a joint venture between General Electric and France's Snemca.

So let's list the airplanes (that are still flying) one could fly while performing this silly boycott:

DC-10/MD-11

DC-9/MD-80
(But not the MD-90/717-They've got German engines!)

747
757
767
777

Fokker 100 (Dutch, though Fokker did start his biz in Germany)

BAe 146/AvroJet

I guess that'll mean flying only American (but not the 738's) and Song.

its ridiculous - i saw a program the other day which showed people scratching and wrecking japanese and european cars in the mid 80's at the time GM was shutting down plants in Michigan

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by phllax:
You would only be able to fly Delta, Continental, Alaska, ATA, Southwest, Spirit, Midwest, Aloha, Hawaiian and AirTran.

319/320=US,UA,HP,NW,F9,B6
300=AA
330=US,NW</font>


While Air Tran doesn't own any Airbii, they've contracted flying out with a charter airline to provided scheduled ATL-LAX? service with A320s.

Airbus also has offices in the USA.

I noticed the following text in the Airbus press release that Audio Nut posted in a different thread:

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">According to Airbus, each new order for Airbus aircraft means a boost to the U.S. economy, as Airbus spends some 40 percent of its procurement budget with hundreds of suppliers in more than 40 U.S. states. In 2002 alone, Airbus spent $5.5 billion in U.S. contracts – more than it spent in any other country. Using U.S. Department of Commerce figures, that dollar amount translates into Airbus support of 120,000 American jobs.</font>

I suspect that it is not mere happenstance that resulted in Airbus having suppliers in so many US states. I bet they went out of their way to do it, so has to have insurance against the very sort of criticism that they are now receiving.

It works both ways. Boeing has hundreds of suppliers in Europe. For example, the winglets for the 738 are produced in Germany.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by HajoFlyer:
It works both ways. Boeing has hundreds of suppliers in Europe. For example, the winglets for the 738 are produced in Germany.</font>

I still haven't seen these in person. who flys NG's with them?

Boeing Blended Winglets:

In the Americas
- ATA (US)
- Varig (Brazil)
- Copa (Panama)


In Europe/Middle East/Africa

- Air Berlin (Germany)
- Hapag Lloyd (Germany)
- Britannia Airways (UK)
- Privatair (Swiss subcon for LH C only flights)
- Pegasus Airlines (Turkey)
- Turkish Airlines (Turkey)
- Futura (Spain)
- Air Europa (Spain)
- Lauda Airlines (Austria)
- Transavia Airlines (Netherlands)
- Kenya Airways (Kenya)
- Oman Air (Oman) via a single unit lease
- South African Airways (South Africa)

Asia/Pac

- Hainan Airlines (China)
- Qantas (Australia)
- Air Pacific (Fiji)
- Virgin Blue (Australia)


[This message has been edited by NickP 1K (edited 04-24-2003).]

That is quite a list. Thanks!

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by NickP 1K:
Boeing Blended Winglets:

In the Americas
- ATA (US)
- Varig (Brazil)
- Copa (Panama)


In Europe/Middle East/Africa

- Air Berlin (Germany)
- Hapag Lloyd (Germany)
- Britannia Airways (UK)
- Privatair (Swiss subcon for LH C only flights)
- Pegasus Airlines (Turkey)
- Turkish Airlines (Turkey)
- Futura (Spain)
- Air Europa (Spain)
- Lauda Airlines (Austria)
- Transavia Airlines (Netherlands)
- Kenya Airways (Kenya)
- Oman Air (Oman) via a single unit lease
- South African Airways (South Africa)

Asia/Pac

- Hainan Airlines (China)
- Qantas (Australia)
- Air Pacific (Fiji)
- Virgin Blue (Australia)


[This message has been edited by NickP 1K (edited 04-24-2003).]</font>