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by sgt101 893 days ago
The key think for Boeings customers is finance.

If you can get 70 airframes for five years in a way that means that you just have to borrow a nubbin of cash and then make regular payments that's what you will do. All your actual money can go to the shareholders and exec compensation. If the business (airline) folds the airframes go back to Boeing and you go on to the next gig - who cares...

If Boeing will take the risk the banks are happy to fund, local airlines - well the banks will be nervous. Every other consideration is either imposed by regulation or of no interest at all.