Heh...

The European and EU subsidized company Airbus was looking to overtake Boeing this year. Thanks to James Ozark at A Western Heart, we find out that things did not happen as planned:

Shock, Confusion, Amazement? Airbus losing out to Boeing

The European consortium Airbus looked set overnight to be overtaken by arch-rival Boeing in the race for new business, as the US company announced a record 1,002 orders in 2005 following a remarkable comeback.

Stunned, stupified, and stymogrified, after all the 'A350 will be the finish of Boeing' hype?

Nope.

I had my money on Boeing the moment I heard it was gambling on shorter haul aircraft (while Airfluff consortium threw the farm at the long haul A350).

You know, I�d pretty much bet on a Boeing any day of the week over the Eurofluffies.

I wonder why. . .

I know that Boeing does a lot of Government work but it is not as heavily subsidized as Airbus is. Nice to see that know-how and a serious roll-your-shirt-sleeves-up work ethic will severely trounce government subsidies any day...