page_title: Competition between Airbus and Boeing
section_title: Controversies
hierarchical_section_title: Competition between Airbus and Boeing / Controversies
caption_attribution_description: English: Dynasty 512 to Taipei. It's China Airlines' second A350 flight to Beijing, and probably the first visit of this Syrmaticus Mikado to ZBAA. Feat. B-7898.
context_page_description: The competition between Airbus and Boeing has been characterised as a duopoly in the large jet airliner market since the 1990s. This resulted from a series of mergers within the global aerospace industry, with Airbus beginning as a European consortium while the American Boeing absorbed its former arch-rival, McDonnell Douglas, in 1997. Other manufacturers, such as Lockheed Martin and Convair in the United States, and British Aerospace and Fokker in Europe, were no longer able to compete and effectively withdrew from this market.
  In the 10 years from 2007 to 2016, Airbus received 9,985 orders while delivering 5,644, and Boeing received 8,978 orders while delivering 5,718. During their period of intense competition, both companies have regularly accused each other of receiving unfair state aid from their respective governments.
caption: The Boeing 787 competes with the Airbus A350 (both pictured) and the Airbus A330neo
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