> Incidentally, that also sold a shit-ton of 737 MAX. Maybe not the best metric to choose.
You have to think about the difference between narrow and wide bodies.
Yes they sold many 737 MAXs but not compared to Airbus narrow bodies.
> Missed the market by so much, they are pulling the A380s out of storage.
Sure. Nice for them. But that doesn't change anything for Airbus, they are not gone sell more of them. There was never a question if A380 would go away competently, its the right aircraft for many airlines.
Lets be real, Airbus sold 250 A380 and is never gone build more. Boeing sold 1800 787s and will sell many more. Its not really a competition what was the better investment.
> The A350 _is_ the perfect competitor. The two planes are, by their design, not competing in the same segments.
Sure if you don't understand the industry.
The very biggest 787 is slightly competitive with the smallest A350. But that is not the focus of either of those planes design.
Airbus deliberately did not build a 787 competitor, they believed the market would would already be mostly captured. So they build a competitor to the 777 instead, with the goal of replacing older wide bodies like the 777, 747 and 380.
The A330 NEO is the more direct competitor to the 787 core business.
You have to think about the difference between narrow and wide bodies.
Yes they sold many 737 MAXs but not compared to Airbus narrow bodies.
> Missed the market by so much, they are pulling the A380s out of storage.
Sure. Nice for them. But that doesn't change anything for Airbus, they are not gone sell more of them. There was never a question if A380 would go away competently, its the right aircraft for many airlines.
Lets be real, Airbus sold 250 A380 and is never gone build more. Boeing sold 1800 787s and will sell many more. Its not really a competition what was the better investment.
> The A350 _is_ the perfect competitor. The two planes are, by their design, not competing in the same segments.
Sure if you don't understand the industry.
The very biggest 787 is slightly competitive with the smallest A350. But that is not the focus of either of those planes design.
Airbus deliberately did not build a 787 competitor, they believed the market would would already be mostly captured. So they build a competitor to the 777 instead, with the goal of replacing older wide bodies like the 777, 747 and 380.
The A330 NEO is the more direct competitor to the 787 core business.