Boeing and Airbus

It is a fact that not all the people feel comfortable inside of the airplane, but over the years, the use of airplanes are becoming more common and in some cases necessary and we are more dependent of it. Became almost impossible take a look to the sky and don’t see any aircraft flying over your head. In some remotes regions like Alaska for example, the only way to have access is through of aircraft. According to numerous statistics, the airplane became the safest means of transport in the world, even that accidents sometimes are unavoidable, the air companies have been invested billions of dollars in security in order to avoid catastrophes. Recently, the airplanes market became very valuable, but they dominated basically for two companies; Boeing and Airbus. These are the biggest companies that produces airplanes in the world. Together, they have about 90% of aviation market, both companies produce excellent aircrafts and for this reason, the battle for this billionaire market is stronger every single day. Both companies produce aircraft with similar features, but they also have unique characteristics that are symbol of the company.

The most notable similarity between these companies is the security; Boeing and Airbus have invested billions of dollars in research of new materials and new technology in order to build safer aircrafts protecting the life of people and avoid any kind of accident that can put at risk the company’s image.

Likewise, Boeing and Airbus are very conscious about the environmental impacts of emission of pollution gases. Due the new market’s tendency, they have been adopting their products and investing in new technologies in order to produce more efficient aircraft which is able to carry more passengers, loads and consume less quantity of fuel.

Even though both companies have important aspects in common, Boeing and Airbus have very personal characteristics that make a huge difference between them. The first notable and important difference is the autopilot system. Boeing and Airbus have autopilot which is an important tool to help pilots avoid overloading of tasks, however, Boeing’s autopilot system gives to the pilot more control of the airplane and more flexibility to make any kind of decision, in contrast, Airbus have a system which is completely opposite, reducing the authority of the pilot. This is an important detail that have caused many discussion. For some specialists for example, during that accident which an Airbus landed in the river’s Hudson, it was just possible because of this system which reduce the capacity of the pilot. They affirm that if was a Boeing aircraft in that situation, the system raise the change of mistakes and probably someone had suffered some injury.

Another difference is the control of the aircraft, Airbus has the system called Fly by Wire, which is type of control that send electronic impulses to the main computer and after to the wings, this control gives more comfort to the crew because of the position that is installed, on the other hand, Boeing has the traditional control which is connected thought of cables direct to the hydraulic system, even this control reduces the comfort of the crew, most of pilot prefers it because of the position and they can feel more the sensation of fly.

In conclusion, regardless of both companies have particular points and an incredible battle between them, both are doing an incredible job providing progress around the world and building amazing machines that have contributed to reduce distance and make our life easier.