Originally Posted by readywhenyouare

I never liked how Airbus cheated their way into being a major aircraft manufacturer. Airbus is the creation of three European governments and was financially backed by those governments. Boeing and MD both had to deal with the reality of possible financial ruin and MD ultimately had to face that reality. Airbus never had to deal with such risks or deal with free market principles. A Boeing executive told us during a presentation at my university that the 737 was pretty much the only thing keeping Boeing alive during the 787 design and production. Airbus will never have to deal with such problems. Everyone has their quirks and not flying on any Airbus is one of mine. . I'm a PMDL flyer so Delta fit my needs perfectly. A great network to the places I wanted to fly and not an Airbus in sight.