Duncan wrote:OK Rick, unbiased opinion. Which is the better plane the new Boeing or the new Airbus? I'd like to think think the latter, but i think the Boeing is outselling the Airbus.
Actually, I think Airbus is outselling Boeing overall right now. Europe has initiated some new low emission rules for their airspace, which a lot of airlines have fought, but to no avail. Airbus already has low emission planes ready for sale, and Boeing is playing catch up on that. American Airlines just placed orders for 450 new planes, 250 of which are from Airbus. As to the 787 vs A380, the 787 is selling more by about 25 percent.
I've always been a Boeing fan. American, at DFW at least, has only flown planes from 3 different makers. Boeing, McDonnell Douglas (Douglas Craft), and Fokker, so my experience is limited to those. They do own Airbus aircraft, but they never fly them to DFW. That will change with the acquisition of the 250 A320's and A321's.
I like to sit out on the front porch, where the birds can see me, eating a plate of scrambled eggs, just so they know what I'm capable of.