The contracts illustrate how globalized the commercial aviation industry has become, even as the U.S. and the European Union square off in the World Trade Organization over alleged subsidies to Boeing and European rival Airbus. Cross-border contracts blur traditional national allegiances, but also mean that if the WTO fight escalates, it could have serious repercussions for the whole industry.
Flyabunch From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 512 posts, RR: 5 Reply 5, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 1590 times:
The big deal is that these global efforts show how idiotic the usual A vs. B threads on this site are. Aircraft construction has been a global operation for many years.
I can get nationalistic from time to time myself, but the best hope for a peaceful world is unrestricted trade. The aircraft industry is just more visible than most because of the costs and number of companies involved.
MD80Nut From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 871 posts, RR: 10 Reply 6, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 1570 times:
I agree with you, Flyabunch. The globalized nature of modern aircraft construction makes these A vs. B fights seem silly as hell, to say the least. Hell, if what I've been reading is correct, the A380 will have more US made content than the 7e7!
Cwapilot From United States of America, joined May 2000, 1166 posts, RR: 20 Reply 7, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 1501 times:
Global economics at work...it does show how irrelevant the A vs. B rants are on this board. As usual, we can count on a Solnabo post to illustrate one of those pointless, irrelevant remarks for us. I am sure it was just a demo for the discussion's sake, and not his actual thoughts on the matter.
Southside Irish...our two teams are the White Sox and whoever plays the Cubs!
Kalakaua From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1516 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 1385 times:
And Airbus goes with Jeppesen...
Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who set the planets in motion.
Kalakaua From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 1516 posts, RR: 5 Reply 11, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 1300 times:
But Jeppesen a Boeing subsidiary...
Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who set the planets in motion.
Trex8 From United States of America, joined Nov 2002, 3970 posts, RR: 14 Reply 12, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1188 times:
the US vs Euro arguments are sometimes bordering on the ridiculous these days, eg that crazy attempt by some in Congress to make the Pentagon only purchase systems with x% US content or those made on US machine tools etc. While they are at it, maybe they should ban French CATIA design systems too along with French fries! Oops, that means Boeing would have to go back to using paper drawings on the 7E7, along with almost every other major US aerospace manufacturer using CAD systems. I mean couldn't B ask another WA state company known for its software to develop a CAD system for them??? (now that would be really scary!)
Looking at the similar page for the A380 I see the following electrical items:
General Cabin Lighting w/ Moodlighting Options
Spotlights
Cargo Compartment Lighting
Emergency Power Supply Units
Autonomous Standby Power Supply Units
Door Emergency Power Supply
Footwarmers
from Diehl Luftfahrt Elektronik (DLE)
What on earth is a foot warmer? I can't see it being something for passenger comfort!
JumboJim747 From Australia, joined Oct 2004, 2462 posts, RR: 50 Reply 16, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 1000 times:
Nothing new about this at all its been happening for along time any company that wants a good product that meets their needs will go to that company no matter who they are.
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