Originally Posted by
missamo80
Where I hope "a little annoyed" is more like "existentially angry"!
Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
While I would agree with the general diversification idea (and recognize that I am not an airline expert), the problem is that ordering Airbus narrow bodies now gets them new planes in X years (with X being a fairly large number) due to the backlog of orders Airbus already has on the books.
Sure; it would be a long-term strategic play, not a short-term fix-the-latest-Boeing-screwup tactic. And maybe, just maybe, losing some orders from their hometown "Proudly All Boeing" airline would help Boeing recognize that letting engineers design airplanes and be responsible for quality control in manufacturing (I'm going out on a limb without real knowledge and assuming one or both of those played into this issue) is in their commercial interest.