Sorry, Tdracer, I think you’re a bit biased. I have some alternative facts here (from politico.com):
The federal government had designated $17 billion for the American aircraft builder in its $2 trillion CARES Act, The Wall Street Journal reported. The company proposed further federal funding to save it from one of the worst crises in the history of commercial aviation.
But Boeing doesn’t want it, they prefer to raise it elsewhere.
And BTW, am not so familiar with funding of Airbus but you probably think us socialists here in Europe are giving away free money but most loans are repayable loans with high interest. Where governments are involved that usually relates to guarantees.
What governments do pay for is employee retention programs. That is indeed “free” money but is, I guess, a luxury of paying taxes
