"Anno v. Heimburg" wrote in message
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Okay, I'll bite:
Airbus is both German and French, so please include "German Krauts" in
your
nationalistic insults. Only saying "French Frogs" is not paying proper
respect to the system of national parity at Airbus. As a German, when it
comes to Airbus, I want my fair share of nationalistic slurs, and I find
not being insulted highly offending.

Okay...insert your favorite here [ ]

On a more serious note, I think that Competition Is Good (TM) and that
both
passengers and airlines alike have profited from the rivalry between
Boeing
and Airbus. It was this intense competition that sparked projects like the
A340 and B787. Not even the most pig-headed Boeing fanboy could seriously
wish for the demise of Airbus, and vice versa - it would make the single
remaining then-monopolist a worse company and seriously slow down
innovation.

Sure we could.

The result would be the formation of an entirely NEW company that would not
have the bureaucratic boneheadedness of either company. Think Wal-Mart in
the 1960's when Kresske's, Sears, MonkeyWards and a dozen others were run
over by that redneck upstart, Sam Walton.