[JumpCrisscross]

> The only thing Boeing screwed up on was outsourcing too much of the assembly

Selling planes is complicated. For the same reason the F-35 sources random things from practically everywhere [1], Boeing may have found it advantageous to have suppliers in the countries of national airline purchasers.

[1] https://www.f35.com/about/economic-impact-map#nevada

[kss238]

The F35 program's decision to source parts from nearly every state in the US is a political one, not from a logistics issue. Boeing finds it much easier to convince Congressmen to continue the program if jobs would be lost in their state if the program was cut.

[JumpCrisscross]

> Boeing finds it much easier to convince Congressmen to continue the program if jobs would be lost in their state if the program was cut

Just as Boeing might find it easier to convince Singapore Airlines to buy its planes if its government knows jobs would be lost if demand for the plane is insufficient.

[kalleboo]

The comment you're replying to is saying Selling planes is complicated. Not building them. Convincing congress to continue the program falls under selling.

[seanmcdirmid]

Boeing’s decision to outsource internationally on the 787 was more of a political move (well, foreign customers buy planes you know) than a technical one. Surely they would have outsourced some parts, but not the wings and the tail!