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737 (MAX) vs. A320 (NEO)


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Poll: A320NEO vs. 737 MAX vs. The Current Gen of Both (85 member(s) have cast votes)

Which do you like better?

  1. Voted A320NEO (47 votes [45.19%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 45.19%

  2. Voted 737 MAX (37 votes [35.58%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 35.58%

  3. Current A320 (9 votes [8.65%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 8.65%

  4. Current 737NG (11 votes [10.58%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 10.58%

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I thought I read somewhere that Boeing purchased an Airbus A320 so it's engineers could take a look at it and... ehm.. "learn" about the competition.

I don't recall hearing any similar stories about Airbus purchasing a B737... besides, the A320 completely rapes the B737 on longer-range missions, the B737 has lost its advantage as it's got heavier, which sucks... but no amount of whining will make it suddenly better. The NEO/MAX will only widen this gap because the NEO will have a larger diameter fan than the B737 (that helps with efficiency) but the B737's will be lighter which will make it better for shorter-range. Really, Boeing should've upgraded the B757, shortened it to take the 180 seat market and kept the B737 for 130-150 seats keeping it light and simple.

But then I love the B757, so I'm a little biased :P

 

That's true Boeing has been known to buy old aircrafts used by various airlines. They somehow buy the plane in exchange for a plane from Boeing and then they put the plane into the leasing market. Because Airbus and Boeing has leasing companies too. Here's one comment from a website

 

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Boeing is known to regularly buy off Aircraft made by other manufacturers for 'swap-deals'. 

For eg. Boeing is reported to have offered an Asian carrier shortened 777's in exchange for their old A310s. I am not sure of which airline. 

But I don't think, Boeing takes the aircraft for studying them or anything. The old A310's would be put on the lease market. The idea essentially is to 'break-into' a customer who would otherwise go for the other mfr. In this kinda deal, the airline is freed from the hassle of searching for a buyer for the old planes. 

There is a rumour about Indian Airlines getting a similar offer from Boeing for the replacement of its 273 seater Airbus A300's.





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