Crack, mate maybe you should stop smoking it. Pre7E7 when Boeing were looking at something close to supersonic where did the research money come from? The supersonic program with the Tu-144.
Who paid for that? The US govt under the auspices of funding the US commercial airliner manufacturers. Last time I looked there was only one left. When analysts spoke of breaking up Boeing earlier this year because the commercial airliner business was a burden on the military side why do you think the civil side squealed so much? Because the US Dept of Defense and it's numerous programs has been indirectly propping it up.
The 767 tankers at $150 million each to lease is a fvcking joke. Airbus ain't perfect but the field is a lot more even than you think.
As for design flaws have a read of "Flight 427 - Anatomy of an Air Disaster" about the B737 and the cover ups and politics involved in keeping them flying. If it was European the FAA would have grounded the 737 years ago.