Originally Posted by
WHBM
Now we may remember Boeing taking the C-Series/Delta deal to law to try and stop it, on the basis that it was too cheap for international trade. Is Airbus going to do the same in reprisal against the Boeing Max deal with IAG ? The circumstances do look similar.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-f...-idUSKCN1TL0S1
The big difference is we don't know how much IAG will pay for each MAX, to determine whether the amount will be below market value.
In the CSeries case, it was clear cut. Boeing was able to "reverse engineer" how much Delta paid for each CS300 from Bombardier's own financial statements. Not to mention the fact that Bombardier had to take a big accounting write-off to support the Delta deal. I mean, who does that.
Hence, Bombardier had to change tactics and pledge to build the CS300 in Alabama. But that was pretty much the end of the program for Bombardier. Given the order book there was no way for them to assemble the CSeries from two factories in two countries and still be profitable.
I have seen no allegation from Airbus or anyone else that Boeing is selling the MAX below cost.