Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Has Boeing lost the battle for Japan?

The author put forward a claim that Boeing may have lost the battle in the aircraft competition with Airbus of European planemaker, specifically.  The grounds for the claim are that the belated entry of Airbus to the market which had been monopolised by Boeing and the own trouble of Boeing in its 787 Dreamliner. The warrant connects grounds and claim is that Japan Airlines (JAL) had ordered 31 Airbuses and placed an option for a further 25 jets. To back the warrant, the author provided the historical information that JAL was one of the two launch customers for the Dreamliner and was loyal to Boeing. The reason why JAL turned back on Boeing is the delays and technical issues besetting the jet, such as the battery fires. The real problem for that is the electrification of fight controls, which may deter some airlines. Boeing is hoping to make up the bad influence of Japanese decision with the new version of 777, but it is hard to restore the reputation.  


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