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Old Jun 20, 2004 | 5:00 pm
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Originally Posted by Radiocycle
With the USD buying a lot less in Euro's maybe the exchange rate has shifted to Boeing's favor.
Theoretically, yes, but Airbus has been extremely aggressive with pricing to get market share, so I think they're absorbing any exchange rate fluctuations. Good example is Virgin USA's recent order for narrow-body Airbii. My understanding is they're paying in USD out of their USA division.
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