Big challenge for Boeing and Airbus

 On 18 Jun, 2013 BBC News published an articles about the Paris Air Show. As Boeing and Airbus is the biggest rivals in plane-making market, the increasing plane makers from other countries lead the competition into a intenser situation. Canada, China, Russia etc. countries are trying to take part in this market.

Here is the link of the article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22954428

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Buy the Boeing? or the Airbus?

Also from BBC News, we can find out another article about the competition between these two companies:

Boeing unveils Dreamliner plane

From this article, the author compared Boeing 787 dreamliner with Airbus A380 and the lastest model A350.  With fuel efficiently, less CO2 produce, lighter material for plane body, 787 dreamliner not only focus on the fronteier of the plane but also improve the comfort level for passengers.

The Air War has never been stopped:

 1.Here the first flight of A350 XWB

2. The comparison between Boeing 787 & A350

Stating price:               Airbus $245.5M         Boeing $243.6M

Wingspan:                    Airbus 213 feets        Boeing 197 feets

Number of passenges:  Airbus 270                 Boeing 250-290(max)

Range:                         Airbus 9755 miles      Boeing 9786 miles

Speed:                         both can up to 560miles / hour
                                   can fly from US to Singapore in around 17 hours

Composite material:     Airbus 35%                Boeing 50%

Both planes are similar so that they are the real rival of each other. More intense the competitions are, more development of aviation get improved. The better quality of plane, offers better quality of services and contributes more to the world trade.