[microgood]

But Airbus insists it makes money on every plane.

Huh, I thought they were heavily subsidized by the EU.

[Publius6961]

Huh, I thought they were heavily subsidized by the EU.

Hey!
Cut that out.

"Subdized" money is free and doesn't count. I appears magically and has no role in this discussion.
Neither do "national" airlines.

Nor the fact that the folks with the most money are loath to give the Big Satan any business for the moment.

Perhaps, bin Laden had it right; trigger the proper speed bump in the American economy, and the socialist world bent will take care of the rest.

I wouldn't bet the farm on the long term success of this alignment of events, however.

[ContentiousObjector]

Airbus has become profitable in its own right, while Boeing is porking up on government money like never before.

It's not 1974 anymore, Airbus has come into it's own.