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Originally Posted by Spook50
Shoulda worded that better. What I was getting at is I've never seen an issue when I've flown commercially on a Boeing jet, and the only issues I've seen at all with Boeing jets (remember, I'm talking about my experiences here) were the occasional burps we have while launching out our tankers.
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I understood in the first place. I also think that there were most likely some shady deals going on when this contract was awarded. However, in a direct side-by side of the two planes it was not so clear whether one was clearly superior to the other.
and considering how many airbus commercial jets are flying around, and how successful they have been for many many years, I don't think one can state that airbus are generally inferior.
Oh-edit: both companies will assemble most of the planes here, boeing to a bigger extent, but the split is something like Boeing 70% US made/assembled, vs. Airbus 60% (if I remember correctly).