Boeing, Airbus and the EU

Research Paper # 99318

Aviation, Aeronautics
Business > Industries
European Studies > European Union

This paper explores the aircraft industry in relation to the European Union.

3,449 words () | 16 sources | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the market strategies of Boeing and Airbus and how the EU has assisted Airbus' international performance. The paper shows how the aircraft manufacturing and airline industry are intricately dependent on each other. The paper provides a SWOT analysis of both Boeing and Airbus. The paper concludes that although the EU may operate in line with Boeing's vision of the airline industry, national pride within the EU will ensure that Airbus and its A380 has a presence in its major airports.

Outline:
Overview
The European Union
The Aircraft Industry
Boeing
Airbus
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The civilian aircraft industry, in spite of its sheer domination by only two major competitors, Boeing and Airbus, is a hugely competitive industry with billions of dollars at stake annually. Airbus alone experienced revenues in 2004/2005 of E22.3b while Boeing, for the same period, took in 55% of the total market value of passenger jet orders ("Airbus" pars.5-12). The increasingly open and fractured market across the European Union (EU) has also created a raft of opportunities for both these aircraft manufacturers to capitalize on. However, because of the market strategies that each aircraft manufacturer has taken, Boeing would seem to have an operating advantage in the short term within the EU although nationalistic tendencies may prevent Boeing from capitalizing on its advantage."

Sample of Sources Used:

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Backe, Peter, and Peter Mooslechner. "From Transition to Monetary Integration: Central and Eastern Europe on Its Way to the Euro Comments on the Country Papers." Comparative Economic Studies 46.1 (2004): 177+.
Dale, Reginald. "European Union, Properly Construed." Policy Review (2003): 39+.
"Boeing Annual Report: 2005." Boeing Investor Relations (online). 16 Aug. 2006<http://www.boeing.com/ companyoffices/financial/>.
"Europe Ten Years from Now: What Are the Chances the Structure of the European Union as We Know It Will Still Largely Be the Same? TIE Asked Eighteen Distinguished Experts." The International Economy Summer 2004: 34+.