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PAS19: Airbus Owns Day One, Boeing Hides Under Its Shadow
Day one at Le Bourget came to an end with a much-predicted sales performance by Airbus and a very slow and depressing act by Boeing. Here’s a quick recap of today’s Paris Air Show 2019: (airwaysmag.com) עוד...
Another thought about this and the Boeing response. I am not exonerating Boeing for their failures. But trying to point out that they'll recover and once again replaim their status as a preeminent manufacturer. This said, I am surprised that the CEOs and other managers have not been asked to step down or done so voluntarily. They did make huge errors (or committed deceit). This reminds me of Go Fever that affected NASA during the race to the moon that led to the Apollo 1 fire. Problems were corrected and we know the rest. Unfortunately over time, this condition returned leading to the creation of the Shuttle with its many compromised design features, and of course ultimately to the Challenger disaster. Human nature unfortunately.
I think Boeing “owns” the large aircraft market- Airbus seem to be chasing the design of the 777 and 787 families and not catching up well. But the situation appears to be reversed in the single-aisle market. Neither AB nor Boeing have come out with a clean sheet replacement for their single-aisle products, but have attempted to enhance the older frames- and maybe the 40? year-old design of the 737 wing with it’s limitations on gear length and therefore engine fan diameter has been pushed too far. I would hope that Boeing do a clean-sheet the next time that a new model comes out, whether it be in response to AB or the airlines. I only hope for Boeing that customers (both airlines and the flying public) can have their confidence restored in the MAX once they take to the air again.
As much as I prefer Airbus over Boeing, I'm still a huge fan of Boeing and it's sad to see this. But then again, how bad should one feel for a company that has nobody to blame but itself?
I don't think Boeing is hiding. They have several issues and have held multiple press meetings dealing with those.A bit of Euro click bait I believe.
In the end, Boeing and the Max will be fine.