SASKATOON9999:
Expect lots of toys being thrown out prams, lots of feet stamping, yelling and calls for government intervention and a judicial review to overturn the decision in favour of Boeing - Just as with the Air Tanker process!
Kudos to AA executives for realising that there are other manufacturers on the market!
10 years ago AAL was operating some ABs:
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Further, there are many other U.S. carriers that have operated Airbus birds for quite a long time, none of which were subject to " lots of feet stamping, yelling and calls for government intervention and a judicial review to overturn the decision in favour of Boeing."
We yanks have private enterpise and we have government. Our airlines are private enterprise, at least when it comes to equipment purchases.
Tankers, OTOH, are owned and operated by the government.