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DartHerald wrote:I don't see why not, they have considered the possibility in the past I believe, although that was probably before Boeing realised that Airbus was their equal. It would have been the sensible way to go for a 747 replacement.
SomebodyInTLS wrote:DartHerald wrote:I don't see why not, they have considered the possibility in the past I believe, although that was probably before Boeing realised that Airbus was their equal. It would have been the sensible way to go for a 747 replacement.
The A380 followed a joint venture VLA project which Boeing pulled out of. I suspect that a lot of the anti-A380 back and forth stems from that moment - since Boeing had decided " WRT the *not* to do a VLA they then turned all the PR against Airbus' plans and market projections etc... it's also "coincidentally" when the WTO claim against Airbus emerged,
parapente wrote:As above there was a JV for the 747 replacement.
Now that both sides know the market is too small for one company it's not impossible (I suppose) for a JV to emerge again on an equal basis perhaps in 15 years time.
Both have (in the past) put forward Blended Wing designs in the 500-600 pax class.Perhaps with geared fan engines in the future they may talk.The economics of such a plane would make everything else look like a V8 gas guzzler!
brindabella wrote:SomebodyInTLS wrote:DartHerald wrote:I don't see why not, they have considered the possibility in the past I believe, although that was probably before Boeing realised that Airbus was their equal. It would have been the sensible way to go for a 747 replacement.
The A380 followed a joint venture VLA project which Boeing pulled out of. I suspect that a lot of the anti-A380 back and forth stems from that moment - since Boeing had decided " WRT the *not* to do a VLA they then turned all the PR against Airbus' plans and market projections etc... it's also "coincidentally" when the WTO claim against Airbus emerged,
Not sure about your timing.
I always understood that the WTO case was a consequence of B drawing a "line in the sand" WRT the A350 launch aid.
B's statement was that RLI for the A350 would draw a WTO challenge.
The French , German & UK Govts. came to the party with the cash - and the WTO case was under way.
N328KF wrote:Airbus and Boeing cooperate on things like safety standards, and they also cooperate on things like labeling for spares (at the request of the customers.) The latter has its genesis in the early 2000s.
zeke wrote:A metric Boeing.....
parapente wrote:As above there was a JV for the 747 replacement.
Now that both sides know the market is too small for one company it's not impossible (I suppose) for a JV to emerge again on an equal basis perhaps in 15 years time.
Both have (in the past) put forward Blended Wing designs in the 500-600 pax class.Perhaps with geared fan engines in the future they may talk.The economics of such a plane would make everything else look like a V8 gas guzzler!