Boeing’s claim of “below cost” is an imaginary number at best. They’re going to have to stretch their imaginations to make it fit their accusations.
Bombardier and Delta reached an agreed to sales figure for the purchase of 75 aircraft. The “actual cost” of each aircraft won’t be known until they are “actually” built and delivered. Until then it’s an “assumption” on Boeing’s part.
Not much for Boeing to go on, I’d say.
They’re just doing what they need to do. Based on their past realities with Airbus cracking the US market in the 80s, there’s danger in allowing Bombardier, Sukhoi, Embraer, and the MRJ into the US market. You’d expect Boeing to have a wobble.
Wouldn’t you?
Willie
