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Aircraft and industry. Airbus and Boeing fight with the gloves off

Rome, Italy - An advertising of the EADS group company shows a 737 with a Pinocchio-style elongated nose

Airbus and Boeing, during the best years, have been the unopposed leader companies in the aerospace sector: the clash between these two industry giants has always been very heated on the commercial level, but in the past few days the fight overheated also from a media-based point of view. The European firm ran an advertisement in "Aviation Week", which shows a 737 MAX aircraft with a Pinocchio-style...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1147698
Rome, Italy, 11/27/2012 10:43
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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