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Old Jul 11, 2020, 7:54 pm
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Originally Posted by travelinmanS
Certainly Boeing bears a lot of the fault for their current predicament by making a plane on the cheap that doesn’t fly safely; but the coronavirus is really gonna be the dagger in their heart. Airbus should survive in tact, Boeing will have a much more difficult time unless it becomes a US government entity. AA is smart to play hardball with them now.
I’m sure Boeing falls under the ‘too big to fail’ umbrella of protectionism. Really wish Lockheed would get back into commercial airplanes. The L-1011 remains one of my absolute favorites.
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