Originally Posted by
PNWFlyer
I see you have no idea how chess is played. That was a move to keep China from getting in in the CS100. AB getting it was that plan all along. Chess is a long game. Sometimes you look like you are losing.
Originally Posted by
PNWFlyer
it didn’t backfire, it was the plan all along. Sorry if the media didn’t explain it to you well enough. Neither AB or Boeing want Chia in the airplane building business. Boeing did not rush to try and buy Embraer. That plan was in the works all along COVID and the MAX grounding delayed it. The A220 isn’t exactly writing checks for AB. That program is still losing money only the A380 is worse and getting worse. The A380s will all be gone in 10 years and that is going to hurt. OEMs don’t make money selling aircraft. They make the money taking care of them for 20+ years.
once again chess is a long game.
My experience has been that Boeing spends 75% of their time focused on the next quarter, and the remaining 25% of their time focused on the next 12 months.
Expecting Boeing to have some long-term "4D Chess" plan regarding the CS100/A220 seems to be wishful thinking.