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Airbus vs Boeing. Airbus is winning

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The national airline of Saudi Arabia flyadeal refused to deal with the purchase of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The contract involved the acquisition of 30 aircraft with an option for an additional 20 aircraft. According to the BBC, such a purchase would have cost the airline $ 5.9 billion. Boeing made the client a big discount, the publication said. However, the deal fell through - the aircraft designer explained the cancellation of the agreement by the inability to fulfill the requirements of the aircraft delivery schedule. Instead of Boeing, flyadeal will purchase Airbus A320neo liners, which are direct competitors to the 737 MAX. Saudi Arabia will buy 50 aircraft worth over $ 5.5 billion Four months ago, in mid-March, Boeing suspended the supply of models to customers and limited their production. The company expects by September 2019 to eliminate problems with the aircraft and return it to service. Despite the liner’s problems in June, Boeing signed a contract wi...

Birds versus Boeing

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The American authorities have found the cause of the 737 Max crashes. These are birds. After the publication of the report, investors began to buy shares of Boeing. Quotes of the American aircraft manufacturer simultaneously increased by 3%. Subsequently, growth slowed to 1%. Recorders of flight data from the “black box” of the fallen liner “Ethiopian Airlines” indicate that the angle of attack sensor was disabled shortly after takeoff, writes The Wall Street Journal. According to the US Aviation Administration, this indicates that birds crashed into both collapsed aircraft. In a preliminary report, investigators from Ethiopia reported that they "did not detect any signs of damage by foreign objects" on the sensor. Ethiopian Airlines also said in a statement that no evidence of bird strikes was found. The US aviation authorities believe that convincing evidence that birds get into such sensors is extremely difficult to find, and therefore they insist on thei...