Originally Posted by baseball

I wonder if Airbus will over-take Boeing as a result of the grounding and the delay in recertification?

I didn't think it would take this long to get a "perfectly good airplane" up and flying again. I guess there were more issues to sort out than simply a software update?? If the aircraft was so awesome it would have been up and flying pretty quick.

Boeing's failure to get a true 757 replacement up is really the problem. I guess it was all about catering to the demands of SWA.

As I hear it told, SWA wanted a bigger-badder 737, on par with 757 performance, but it needed to be a 737 for common type rating requirements.

I would have loved to see a 757 replacement from Boeing. I really think Airbus pushes their products and they will be in a good position for the next 20 years.