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Boeing vs Airbus: the business battle for the skies

The history behind the aviation industry's fiercest rivalry
King of the skies
Glory years
Vanishing competition
European upstart
Birth of Airbus
Clever innovations make a real competitor
First US customer
Buoyant sales
Boeing responds
Airbus strikes back
Orders fly in
True rivals
Boeing deals
Consolidating power
Government litigation
Never-ending case
State subsidies
Exclusive contracts
Supersized aircraft
A380 fail
737 Max disasters
Fuel-efficient planes
Airbus financials
Boeing financials
Airbus orders
Boeing orders
R&D spending
China threat
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The history behind the aviation industry's fiercest rivalry

Boeing and Airbus have been locked in a bitter fight for global dominance since the 1970s. Now a super duopoly, the transatlantic aerospace giants, which enjoy more or less equal market share, have soared above the rest of the competition to become the only major jet airliner manufacturers in the world. We take a look back at the history behind the aviation industry's most intense rivalry.
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Daniel Coughlin

01 July 2019

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