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I dont think that one will take over the other, just that as each continues to develop new aircraft, one company will have better aircraft and be more successful than the other

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You do realize that we have sold over 6,000 737's right?  There are about 1,250 737's in the air at any given moment and one is taking off every 4.6 seconds.  Now don't get me wrong, I am not biased against Airbus because I work for Boeing, they have some great airplanes, but they are going after a different market than we are at the moment.  We went with a smaller, faster and more efficient airplane that can fly into most airports and avoid hubs when possible.  I don't like international hub flying on 747's as it is, I can't imagine going through customs with 554 other people.  I shudder to think of the baggage collection area.  I am really looking forward to what they have for the A350 redesign because I think we need a strong competitor to keep us on our toes as we do with them.  Without competition the market would stagnate and you would only see one type of airplane out there, no inovation to keep us all happy.  I personally like the A380 from an aerospace engineers standpoint and I think the 787 is cool as hell, but I know more things about it than you guys do so all I can say is you will see.  Sorry to leave it on a teaser.

Haha, sorry Charlie, don't mean to patronize anybody, I just work on the plane and am privvy to some sweet info.  I would tell you guys but then wouldn't be employed for very long!

Those would be huge!  I would love to see that.

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LOL!!!!!  Isn't that like comparing a DVD machine from one company to a VHS machine from another company?  Of course the newer machine will outperform the older machine.

How about the current A320 compared with the current 737?

When the A320 totally outsells the 737 then it will be more successful, sales trends mean nothing.  I do know that we have over 1,000 737's on backlog and that figure does not seem to be slowing down in the least bit.  Basically Airbus has from now until they replace their single isle to sell 3,000 more airplanes, that is if  our plane magically stops selling.  That will be a lot of airplanes in a short amount of time.  I am a systems engineer in environmental control systems and the nitrogen generation system.  I am not crying for attention nor do I crave it from complete strangers.  I say that to qualify my statement that there are some really cool things that we are doing on that airplane that will improve conditions for those aboard and around the airplane.  I am also trying to explain our company policy towards smaller and more efficient aircraft rather than a double deck cattle car.  I think our 747-8 is just a stop gap for the big airplanes but is not the future our company is headed towards.  But I will leave it at that since I can see somebody goading this thread towards some sort of flame war about xx airplane company is better than yy airplane company.  Just remember that this market is cyclical, we had our down period a few years back with all the scandals, now it is Airbus' turn.  They will recover just like we did, its just how well they recover that will determine their place in the industry.

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How can this be a patriotic issue ?  What countryman claims Airbus ?

Boeing is a stand alone, American company with shares in its company traded openly on the world market.

Arbus isn't really even an entity. It's a subsidiary of a multi-country consortium..EADS..

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Because France, Germany and UK etc all have a part in Airbus, and they are all members of the EU.
If you watch any airbus vs Boeing thread you'll find most of the time  the americans on one side, and the europeans on the other.