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Old 22nd Feb 2021, 13:49
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And you could have mentioned the A220 that Airbus got almost for free too.

Boeing have one modern and highly competive aircraft family, the nine abreast B787. I will say the modern ten abreast B777X is currently not competive. It is too large and too expensive while not offering enough efficiency gains compared to its smaller competitors. And it is extremely vulnerable to a reengining of the A350/B787. The moment those aircraft get a new engine the B777X will be dead as the Dodo. The B737 is somewhat competive but not modern.

Airbus have no less than three modern and highly competive families, the five abreast A220, the six abreast A320 and the nine abreast A350. Add in the eight abreast A330 as a modern family and a comfortable aircraft, but a somewhat less competitive one currently.

Airbus is clearly in a much better position regarding comercial aviation now than Boeing are, much better.
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