Wolfgang Schwanke wrote:

"Dan Luke" wrote in news:1164trbo65unn67
@news.supernews.com:


"Martin Hotze" wrote:

Since I believe this is war

hu?

It's a war between the two giant, state-supported airliner mfrs.


But why do us outsiders have to take sides?

We don't have to, but it is human nature to be competitive. And this is
actually good in most cases as long as it isn't taken to extremes.


The
winner will dominate the business and the loser's country will suffer
economically.


Not necessarily. Why can't we have a "live and let live" attitude? If
an interesting and valuable project gets started which can make life
better or is just an achievement in its on right, I'm happy, no matter
who it is or what country it's from. As long as it's not about guns or
other things which are to destroy rather than enjoy.

I enjoy my guns tremendously.


Actually, the 380 would likely be a boon to the economy around here
(Mobile, Alabama) because Brookley Field would probably get a lot of
maintenance and component manufacturing business.


See?


Overall, though, if
the 380 is a big success it will hurt Boeing and the U. S.


If that is what your media are telling you, don't believe them. They
are paid by the industry . Perhaps the competition can enthuse Boeing
to create a new, even more spectacular jet, and the games goes into
another round.

It already has. The dreamliner looks pretty cool to me. And the way
fuel costs are going, the smaller more efficient machine may just be the
way of the future.


Personally I have an affection for Boeing because they were the jets
that Pan Am flew into West Berlin where I lived, and thus were my first
aviation experience. And we have an affection for here Pan Am too.
Here's a memorial site http://www.pan-american.de/ "We miss You,
Clipper": http://www.pan-american.de/We%20Miss%20you.html

Likewise. It is unfortunate that Boeing has suffered under some pretty
poor management for the last decade or two. If they'd have spent as
much time on airplane design and marketing as they did trying to get the
government to bail them out against Airbus, I think they'd be much more
competitive now.


Matt