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Korean Air snubs embattled Boeing—its top aircraft supplier—as it inks $14 billion deal with Airbus
Fortune ^ | Mar 21, 2024 | Danny Lee

Posted on 03/22/2024 9:14:31 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

Korean Air Lines Co. passed over embattled Boeing Co. — typically the carrier’s top aircraft supplier — to order 33 Airbus SE A350 wide-body jets in a $14 billion deal as it seeks to streamline its fleet ahead of a merger with Asiana Airlines Inc.

Airbus also scored another victory on Thursday with Japan Airlines Co. buying 42 jets, picking 21 A350-900s and 11 A321neos, while Boeing scored a consolation order of 10 787-9s.

(Excerpt) Read more at fortune.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: airbus; boeing
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1 posted on 03/22/2024 9:14:31 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Congrats to Korean Air for choosing quality over diversity.


2 posted on 03/22/2024 9:17:43 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Equity, eh.


3 posted on 03/22/2024 9:20:03 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Doesn’t appear that Boeing’s commitment to “wokeness” is doing their business any good now does it.


4 posted on 03/22/2024 9:21:19 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Airbus assembly in MOBILE, ALABAMA!.............Not LIBERAL WASHINGTON STATE!.............


5 posted on 03/22/2024 9:29:51 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Wow! Boeing replaces Anheuser-Busch as the Woke King Corp of the world.

5 Billion for AB since March 31, 2023
14 billion in one day for Boeing; at the stroke of a pen

Do I hear 20 billion? Going.....going...........


6 posted on 03/22/2024 9:34:05 AM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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"Congrats to Korean Air for choosing quality over diversity."

Boeing can feel good about cuddly warm and fuzzy feeling good with their diversity hiring. The other airline manufactures are feeling just fine with selling their planes.

7 posted on 03/22/2024 9:34:46 AM PDT by Enterprise
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Incoming tariffs on refrigerators...


8 posted on 03/22/2024 9:48:54 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Shareholders need to sue for this garbage. Look at the losers on the link...

https://www.boeing.com/sustainability/diversity-and-inclusion#Commitment


9 posted on 03/22/2024 9:49:49 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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10 posted on 03/22/2024 9:52:24 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Enterprise

“The other airline manufactures are feeling just fine with selling their planes.”

Believing tha Airbus is not DEI is believing in the fairy godmother!


11 posted on 03/22/2024 9:53:57 AM PDT by TexasGator
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Airbus:

https://us.airbus.com/en/helicopters/who-we-are/inclusion-diversity

12 posted on 03/22/2024 9:56:35 AM PDT by TexasGator
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Double disgusting.


13 posted on 03/22/2024 9:58:27 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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To: Enterprise

Meet Diversity: https://www.airbus.com/en/careers/airbus-faces


14 posted on 03/22/2024 10:13:43 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Will Airbus be their seoul supplier?


15 posted on 03/22/2024 10:17:18 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Can’t say I blame them.


16 posted on 03/22/2024 10:31:47 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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Boeing should have never been allowed to buy Douglas


17 posted on 03/22/2024 10:53:01 AM PDT by kaktuskid
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Bingo!


18 posted on 03/22/2024 11:05:43 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: chajin

That right there was some funny humor, I’ll tell you what.


19 posted on 03/22/2024 11:08:20 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
Boeing execs still get to keep their pay, bonuses and stock options after running the company into the ground and killing a few hundred people.

It's now the American Way.

20 posted on 03/22/2024 12:31:02 PM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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