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In <1993Jan5.211129.20772@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:

>Interesting street rumor reported on the business report of NBC Sunrise
>program this morning. Apparently, Boeing is negotiating a partnership
>with a Japanese and a German firm to underwrite the development of the
>next generation widebody airliner, reportedly seats 600. The report
>indicated that even Boeing isn't healthy enough to risk going it alone
>on that one, and the US airlines are too strapped to place speculative
>orders. 

This is "news" only to NBC.  Boeing has been negotiating the 777
project for several years now.  If you want to build a successful
airliner in today's market, you set nationalism aside and find the
best possible partners for the job, wherever they are.  Of course,
saying "Boeing isn't healthy enough to go it alone" puts nice,
protectionist slant on it, which the networks like.  


>If Boeing can't fund a new widebody, MacDD is in deep doo 
>with DC without a deep pocketed partner to back them. 

McDonnell Douglas is in deep doo with or without DC.  They
desperately need a new, profitable product line or six. The 
problem is finding the money to get them off the ground. (No
pun intended.)