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[sambe]

Yeah, this is pretty weird and a little scary. I wonder if they are using it as a negotiating tactic - get offered a super low price and then give that price to Airbus to match? Airbus have already enthusiastically said they will bid on this business.

[CaptainZapp → sambe]

My guess is that Boeing essentially gave the plane away in order to have one please, just one! success story at the Paris air show.

I can't imagine any airline making a deal at 50% list price with the current perception of that death trap with the public.

50% of list price, btw, is in the ballpark of usual discounts granted to end customers by Boeing and Airbus[1].

While I'm not privvy to any internals (obviously) my take is that IAG essentially gets the plane for free in exchange for a PR win for Boeing.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_between_Airbus_and...