Boeing 787 Vs. Airbus A350

Get the latest news on the trials, tribulations and rivalries of Boeing versus Airbus in the frantic rush to get the 787 Dreamliner and A350 to market.  There are billions of dollars at stake, as well as the future of commercial air travel.

These pages track any and all news about developments, delays and hopefully first flight, of these competing carbon fiber aircraft.  It is updated daily and archived monthly.  Right now Boeing looks down and out, but wait until Airbus starts producing the A350 and hits their snags as well. How quickly we forget the A380 woes!

Articles will again be updated beginning with the Dreamliner’s First Historic Flight.

12/15/09 – Dreamliner Awakens

September 2009

09/05/09

Trade win for Boeing _ rival Airbus got unfair aid

Airbus Loans Toward A380 Jumbo Faulted in WTO Ruling (Update1)

09/04/09

Airbus, Boeing: The Fight Isn’t Over

09/03/09

Boeing Has Faith in New 787 Exec

Boeing orders, deliveries continued to sink in August

Boeing “lost the handle” in managing 787 program, CEO admits

Boeing Owns Up to 787 Woes

Ruling expected in long Boeing, Airbus dispute

09/02/09

Boeing’s ‘Dreamliner’ Is Causing Some Headaches

WTO to rule on first Boeing-Airbus trade dispute

Time for Boeing to get back to the basics of experience and performance

UPDATE 1-Boeing CEO has confidence in new 787 schedule

09/01/09

Boeing Rings Positive Management Changes

Boeing 787 – Big Rewards, But Not Before Big Risks

24/7 Wall St. TV: Boeing CEO Finds A Scapegoat (this is good)

Boeing’s Carson on quitting: 787’s new schedule big reason

Analyst raises Boeing, Spirit, EADS price targets

Upcoming WTO ruling on Boeing, Airbus far from end to dispute

News from August 2009