Obama fights Boeing on jobs, now Boeing falling behind European competitor

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Boeing Grounded

Right To Work: As the administration tries to block Boeing from building airliners in South Carolina, word from the Paris Air Show is that Europe's Airbus is once again "trouncing" America's aerospace giant with record orders.

Four days into the show that runs through Sunday, Airbus announced it had amassed $72 billion in orders and commitments. AP reports that Airbus' success "cast a long shadow" over Boeing, which has only $22 billion in orders and commitments.

The Associated Press traces Airbus' popularity to the fuel efficiency of its A320neo, a twin-engine airliner comparable to Boeing's 737. Maybe. But there might be another factor: Boeing's inability to deliver.

In 2008, an eight-week strike among Boeing's unionized workers delayed the delivery of as many as 80 planes and hindered development of Boeing's 787, a twin-engine midsize airliner that will burn 20% less fuel than other aircraft in its class.

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