AvWeek has been publishing letters from every guy who has been within 1 mile of an airport as a response to the A330 winning the tanker bid. One wrote the Airbus can't "take a hit". ??? I flew -135s for a while and we never boasted about it being able to absorb hits. ???
And just as pilots seem to be quite parochial about their airplanes, no doubt mechanics are the same. Some think Boeing makes great airplanes and some think that McDoug makes great airplanes. Neither will agree the other company makes great airplanes.
according to speed news
http://tinyurl.com/6s3otm 364 Boeings in storage with some from the 60s.
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http://tinyurl.com/5ztgcw 78 Airbi in storage some of which are more than 20+ yrs old.
Funny thing is there are a few DC-3s and the youngest is over 60.. hardly a 'throwaway'