Originally Posted by
PNWFlyer
When are you all going to realize Boeing complaint is about dumping. they do not have to make a competing product, in number of seats, if a manufacturer is selling an aircraft at 1/3 the cost to manufacture. Boeing has no issue with the CSeries if Delta pays a reasonable amount for them. Sure they can discount them, but not as much as they did.
So I guess you guys support NAI and ME3?
BA is heavily supported by ME3 and NAI, which are in turn supported by their own massive subsidies (ME3) as well as the labor busting existence of NAI...all while being dual subsidized by the Bank of Boeing, all while being in violation of the agreements that extend to them the courtesy of operating in our country to poach our marketshare in the first place. Add all that up and poor little BBD isn't even coming close.
I'd happily scrap the C Series and/or pay the full tariff and/or buy something else instead if BA/NAI/ME3/BoB had all of their welfare cut off. Would you take that deal?
In any case, just before DL made the order, UAL was in talks with BBD as well. Suddenly both BA and AB made stunning deals for old, obsolete, less efficient and generally inferior equipment...with a *GASP!* higher carbon footprint too!...but the price was so eye wateringly amazing that they went with the old stock. What was that price? I think in light of the earth shattering tariffs BA claims to need because of this, we have a right to know that information.
At the very least, we should be able to get the C Series at either that same price, or BA/AB's offering at that same price.
After all, they weren't trying to "dump" or anything, were they?