[Rockingham]

I am surprised that the issues with the KC-46A have not received more public notice. Boeing is in deep trouble because its management has compromised the quality of their aircraft. In recent years, my experience as a passenger has been that new Airbus models have better fit and finish and better attention to detail. Several airline pilots I know are scathing in their comments about the declining quality of Boeing’s aircraft. Like the US auto industry, Boeing’s management embraced financial engineering and cost-cutting over actual aircraft engineering.

[RayChuang88]

The thing that will really hurt Boeing is Airbus' decision to buy Bombardier's C-Series business. As such, there will be two production lines in North America for the A220-100 and A220-300, and the REAL fear is that the A220-300 could attract the interest of one Southwest Airlines to replace their aging 737-700 fleet.