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Eventually, Airbus had to build its own narrowbody aircraft (the A320) to compete with the Boeing 737 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD-80. The saviour of the A300 was the advent of ETOPS, a revised FAA rule which allows twin-engine jets to fly long-distance routes that were previously off-limits to them.
Boeing continued to estimate middle-of-the-market demand at between 2,000 and 4,000 airliners over 20 years, stating in September 2017 that it was closer to 4,000, while Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce plc and Leeham Co. think it likely to lie between 2,000 and 2,500; Airbus puts the figure at about 2,000 aircraft, not enough to justify a new ...
Airbus is hyper-focused on a segment of the aircraft market that Boeing has all but abandoned, giving it yet another advantage over the embattled planemaker. ... switched its 757-300 order to the ...
2013–2017: Phase out of 35 aging aircraft, delivery of 11 aircraft that have already been approved, and acquisition of 33 new aircraft, including 26 next-generation wide-bodied aircraft and 20 Airbus A320s. 2018–2022: Phase out Boeing 747-400s, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A380-800, and older Boeing 777s and acquisition of 15 next-generation ...
American Airlines announced a massive order for new planes on Monday, splitting 260 new aircraft between Airbus, Boeing and Embraer in a move designed to meet growing travel demand and increase ...
The Boeing 757 used to be the main transatlantic workhorse but is losing market share to Airbus. New narrow-body planes designed for long-haul flights are changing how people fly.
Airbus previously considered the A330-300 and A340-500, but each required too much of the limited 1,663 m (5,456 ft) runway at Hawarden Airport near Broughton in Wales. [18] In May 2015, Airbus confirmed that the new aircraft would have a 1 m (3 ft 3 in) wider cross-section than its predecessor and provide a 12% increase in payload.
The $8.7bn over 40 years incentive to Boeing to manufacture the 777X in the state includes $4.2bn from a 40% reduction in business taxes, £3.5bn in tax credits for the firm, a $562m tax credit on property and buildings belonging to Boeing, a $242m sales tax exemption for buying computers and $8m to train 1000 workers, [160] Airbus alleges this ...