Originally Posted by
rbaibich
The 787 has the cabin pressure set to 6,000ft. We don't know what the A350 will be set at, but the A380 is running at 5,000ft already. I would assume the A350 will have the same or lower in-cabin altitude than the 787.
As the article says, Airbus receives subsidy from both France and German governments and Boeing will have a hard time matching Airbus' prices.
not quite true, EADS receives loans to finance development costs, which must be repaid. the loans have wonderfully favorable terms, but have been repaid along with those governments receiving a portion of the profits from the products that those loans helped finance. airbus is not just getting free money from the french and german governments.
some believe that boeing's endless stream of US government contracts amounts to a form of subsidy, but that's another debate for another time.