Originally Posted by
MemberBerry
The article from Der Spiegel pointed out something interesting: with all the outsourcing Boeing did for component manufacturing, it should now be easier for new aircraft manufacturers to emerge, since they could use the same component suppliers Boeing does. So in their rush to increase profits as much as possible, they may have jeopardized their future market share. Basically killing the goose laying the golden eggs. I'm not familiar with the situation on the Airbus side, do they have similar levels of outsourcing?
Airbus outsources some stuff but have it protected by patents and exclusivity contracts with suppliers.
I assume Boeing do the same but at the moment, nothing at Boeing would surprise me.