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Old April 29th 05, 03:00 PM
Stefan
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Cub Driver wrote:

The sensitivity is very different, however. When I lived in England, I
was startled to find a range of books called Cheap Editions, and the


I'll always remember that American who proudly stated: Hey, I'm
certified! in a British environment. He earned big amusement and never
understood why.

The question remains: Why should Airbus care about the connotations
their name causes in the USA when their main market most probably will
be Europe, Arabia and Asia?

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Old April 30th 05, 11:34 AM
Cub Driver
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On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:00:38 +0200, Stefan
wrote:

I'll always remember that American who proudly stated: Hey, I'm
certified! in a British environment. He earned big amusement and never
understood why.


Then there was the gent (batman?) who asked the Fulbright women: "What
time shall I knock you up in the morning?"

The question remains: Why should Airbus care about the connotations
their name causes in the USA when their main market most probably will
be Europe, Arabia and Asia?


Wow. Same reason why Boeing should care what it calls its planes in
Europe, despite the fact that it is a much smaller market than the
U.S. A sale is a sale.

Airbus is indeed a terrible name. People seem to have accepted it,
though. Of course most people don't have the faintest idea what
airplane they're flying on, neither manufacturer nor model.



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