No,absolutely not!
Airbus has an insurance guarantee until 2005 for the Euro/dollar level.
So,any US airline (why US?),like you say,that was thinking about buying
Airbus is NOT likely to
reconsider.That Airbus plane WON'T cost 20% more than it would have just 12
months ago.

You say: The Europeans should be happy, given the level of direct and
indirect
subsidies that Airbus receives; the more they sell, the more the
taxpayers have to kick in.

I suppose the situation of Airbus,now leading the market,is quite boring for
you.It's not a reason
to tell anything.
We,europeans,"should be happy" because subsidies.....
Airbus doesn't receive real subsidies for a long time now,but advances that
have to be paid back.
Have Boeing to pay back?Pentagon,washington state,aso...
Shouldn't you be "happy" of it?

The truth is simple.Airbus is,at the moment,making better.I guess
Boieng,that is a very
capable company,will react.
On civilian markets,pressions can't do everything,except maybe in Japan
(...).The companies have to
make money,not diplomacy.So the best wins.Unlike military markets...

And last,but not least,aren't able to threat without such condescension
anyone making better
than you do?


"Buzzer" a écrit dans le message de news:
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On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 09:04:54 -0500, E. Barry Bruyea
wrote:

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 11:59:32 GMT, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
wrote:

Boeing is predicting 275 deliveries for 2004 while Airbus is already
downplaying its sales and saying they will only deliver about 250 this
year.

Boeing already has new orders for 20 aircraft.

With the current Euro/Dollar situation, any US airline that was thinking
about buying Airbus is likely to reconsider. That Airbus plane will cost
20%
more than it would have just 12 months ago.


The Europeans should be happy, given the level of direct and indirect
subsidies that Airbus receives; the more they sell, the more the
taxpayers have to kick in.

While the U.S., specifically Washington State, kicks in a $3.2 billion
tax-incentive package for Boeing to keep 1200 assembly line jobs for
the 7E7 in the state. Then add in the millions of tax dollars spent
retraining tens of thousands of laid off Boeing workers whose jobs
have been shipped overseas and, and....