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I never said they were not.
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Really, then what does the quote below mean? It says the supply chain, to me that says everything not just major sub-assemblies. Even then though some major sub-asemblies come from suppliers not owned by EADS.
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Only difference being is that Airbus' supply chain are all EADS/Airbus plants.
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EADS is also a supplier on the 787 too.
The major subassemblies do come from EADS/Airbus plants. Various other components arrive from other suppliers (like landing gear doors, cargo doors etc), but nowhere near the same magnitude as how the 787 is built.
There's a huge world of difference.
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The difference is subtle not huge. The suppliers you mention in regards to Airbus aircraft may well be owned by EADS now but that is only something new, ie the last few years. Before that and indeed from day 1 Airbus have built aircraft with major assemblies supplied from different suppliers who were spread around Europe (and the globe) and suppliers who had national interests at heart. In many ways Boeing with their supplier problems could well learn a thing or 3 about supply chains from Airbus/EADS.
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Example: 787 - wings by MHI, centre section by Alenia, rear fuselage from Vought etc.
On current Airbus jets, those similar parts are built by Airbus not outside vendors.  |
Again only a recent thing.