Two companies, Boeing and Airbus, have dominated the aviation industry for decades. But Boeing's recent struggles with safety this year, as well as production shortages for both planemakers, could be pushing carriers to wonder whether it's time to change up the competitive landscape.
"We need more competition in the aerospace business," United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said on the Air Show Podcast, according to aviation outlet The Air Current. Kirby said his airline wasn't ready to splurge on planes from a non-Airbus, non-Boeing manufacturer just yet, but that it has "just started thinking" about cultivating a new supplier.
