Boeing vs. Airbus

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The aircraft industry consists in the building and the manufacture of aircrafts according to several standards and rules from government bodies. There are two types of aviation: the military and the civil. There is a high level of competitiveness because only two builders, Boeing and Airbus, have the ability to manufacture big aircrafts.
The military aviation industry uses aircrafts in order to conduct warfare. We can find a high variety of aircrafts like logistical cargo which provide supplies, or bombers, fighters, and reconnaissance aircrafts. The aircraft industry provides different models of aircrafts to answer each military need.
Civil aviation is the non military aviation (both private and commercial). There are two major categories in this segment: the scheduled air transport (all passenger and cargo flights operating on regularly-scheduled routes); and the general aviation (other private or commercial flights). A lot of countries all over the word have become members of the International Civil Aviation Organization in order to establish standards and practices. We thus find four types of aircrafts. The bestsellers are the mono-corridor aircrafts that represent about 60% of the sales. The second category is the long-haul which is destined for specific travel: the Atlantic crossing. The very long-haul represents the second most important market after the mono-corridor and deals with flights between the continents. Lastly, freighters like Boeing 747 or A 380 can transport more than 400 passengers.

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[...] The objectives of Airbus are provide the aircraft best suited to the market's needs and to support these aircrafts with the highest quality of service” Its main activities are the conception, the development, the construction, selling and the maintenance of the Airbus airliners. The activities of Airbus are divided between centers of excellence, design offices, engineering centers, final assembly sites, and sales centers. Like Boeing, the company has many business units. Some represent the core activities of the company (engineering, manufacture etc), and others support the first (excellence centers created to unify and simplify the processes of all the units). [...]

[...] Mission Boeing is a major aerospace and defense corporation founded by William E. Boeing in the USA, in 1916. It has been the major aircraft manufacturer in the world since 2006. Moreover, the Boeing Company is the largest combined manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircrafts. Boeing states that its mission is connect people globally”. Airbus is an aircraft manufacturer and has been owned by the EADS group since 2001 and by one of its subsidiaries since 2006. It has been a conglomeration of several European defense and aerospace companies. [...]

[...] Boeing vs. Airbus The aircraft industry The aircraft industry consists in the building and the manufacture of aircrafts according to several standards and rules from government bodies. There are two types of aviation: the military and the civil. There is a high level of competitiveness because only two builders, Boeing and Airbus, have the ability to manufacture big aircrafts. The military aviation industry uses aircrafts in order to conduct warfare. We can find a high variety of aircrafts like logistical cargo which provide supplies, or bombers, fighters, and reconnaissance aircrafts. [...]

[...] Lastly, freighters like Boeing 747 or A 380 can transport more than 400 passengers. In Europe, the civil aviation exports in 2007 represent billion. This year, Europe is the second biggest global producer after the USA. This production is dominated by the building of large aircrafts (more than 100 passengers). Four sectors are very important and strategic: pharmacy, networks, energy and aeronautics. For civil aviation, the schedules for the following years are a turnover of 3000 billion of dollars, which represents about 29000 aircrafts. [...]

[...] Airbus' objectives are to create products that become standards in the sector, meeting the needs of the customers and market. Airbus' objectives are also future-oriented. To reach this goal Airbus aims for strong results, which translate into, at least half of the world commercial aircraft market thanks to internationalization, an expansion of customer services and the restoration of its leading position with efficiency and flexibility. Means What are the activities of Boeing and Airbus? The activities of Boeing are divided into several business units, each dedicated to one sector. [...]