Originally Posted by
tsquare
... and then you would have one company (Airbus) that would be able to hold DAL hostage because they are an exclusive customer. Competition.. it's not just for cold war superpowers anymore.
My thoughts as well. What if some type of common component was considered faulty for example, thereby grounding the entire fleet for a period of time? I would think you would want to maintain some sort of leverage over an OEM by not having an exclusive relationship. When you say "I do" then the chasing each other around naked with swim fins on stops (or so I've heard )
