Why Russian aircraft industry has nothing to oppose Boeing and Airbus

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More recently, the head of the Antimonopoly Service, Igor Artemyev, proposed "to destroy state corporations to increase competition." Obviously, a member of the Yabloko party is convinced that a Russian private owner will be able to effectively counter Western corporations within the framework of a market economics. The realities, for example, in the aviation industry, and what domestic companies will expect without state support, can be judged by the endless trade war between Boeing and Airbus.





The proceedings between the American and European corporations in the WTO have been going on for a very long time. Unexpectedly for the followers of the “invisible hand of the market” it turned out that both companies received hidden support from the state. Boeing had serious tax incentives, allowed funds received through the Pentagon, including the development of civilian liners. Its European competitor also received multibillion financial support from EU countries in the form of subsidies. This information is for those who naively admire incredibly efficient private business in the absence of government intervention.

It will be even more interesting to learn how Western corporations literally eat up their competitors. In addition to Boeing and Airbus, Canadian Bombardier and Brazilian Embraer are widely known in the aircraft market. These companies made and sold wonderful planes, all as expected in the framework of liberal theory. However, this grace abruptly ended at the click of a finger from the United States.

Two years ago, Canadians signed a contract to sell 75 Delta Air Lines CS100s. In response, Boeing complained to the U.S. Department of Commerce, saying it created unnecessary competition for its 737MAX-7. The result was a promise to raise import duties on the Bombardier CSeries to 300%. That, in fact, is all. Remarkable Canadian planes were left without a market with the assistance of US authorities. Airbus immediately flashed a buzz, which bought a controlling stake in the Bombardier CSeries, renaming it to A220.

The takeover of the Canadian manufacturer by the European forced Boeing to become more active. Airbus also kept an eye on Embraer. Last year, the American corporation created a joint venture with the Brazilian company for the production of civil liners, where Boeing's share was 80%. Apparently, the Embraer management was already aware of their prospects when they would have the “invisible hand of the market”. This is the question of how to compete with TNCs.

Having swallowed those who got in their way, Boeing and Airbus clung to each other even more tightly. In theory, their lawsuit could last for many more years, but the development of the conflict was catalyzed by two disasters of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 in a row. The American corporation began to lose ground in the market, since it did not work out quickly to fix the problem. I had to crush the European competitor in the WTO line to stop its expansion.

Independent Arbitrators have determined that the US will be able to receive compensation in the amount of $ 7,7 billion in the form of duties on goods from the EU. As part of the decision, European aircraft and their components will be subject to a 10% duty. Interestingly, patronage in relation to Boeing will have negative consequences for all global air travel, Airbus executives explained:

If the US Trade Representation prefers to impose tariffs on imports of aircraft and / or spare parts for them, this will result in instability and interruptions not only in the aerospace industry, but also in the global economy as a whole.


A similar decision can be made in defense of the European aircraft manufacturer. In fact, this violates the principle of duty-free access to foreign aircraft, which is used in many countries. In 1999, ICAO defined the following principle:

It is widely recognized that taxes on the sale or use of international air transport are a relatively unjustified form of taxation and may have adverse economic consequences for the further development of this type of transport.


Aircraft can become significantly more expensive for air carriers and prolific discounters. This means that ticket prices will increase, which will reduce the number of passengers on air lines. For the sake of "America, which is first and foremost," the blow will be dealt without exaggeration throughout the global economy. So he asks, what is there to catch after privatization to domestic producers?
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  1. +2
    8 October 2019 12: 28
    Why are there no duties and sanctions on our military aircraft? I think the main thing is that we can assemble these aircraft from scratch ourselves. Over the past 20 years, our private business has not built or created anything for the country and people from scratch. Even Yeltsin is the center, from 7 billion rubles, 5 budget money. Because the business needs profit quickly, and not in years and decades, and charity only "at gunpoint." Even agriculture is not funded in our country as it is in Europe and the United States. Do you want planes? Conclusion - until the state power itself works, and does not rely on private business, we will not have civil aircraft! Our government wants to collect only taxes, while others have to work.
    1. +2
      8 October 2019 12: 50
      No private aircraft manufacturers will not compete with TNCs.
      1. +1
        8 October 2019 14: 49
        In general terms, yes. But if you go into the commercial international market, the internal needs of such risks are almost devoid, since for the external market it is not the plane itself that is more important, but the service. Boeing is hitting the service and spare parts market. The "invisible hand of the market", which in fact - the Transnational Corporation - crushes others with dumping and hidden corruption (just as the Russian aircraft industry was practically strangled). If, as a result of corporate showdowns, world prices rise, both for aircraft with spare parts and for the cost of transportation, then others, on the contrary, have a chance, after a little beeping, to get in between the two fighting. The main thing here is not to merge because of quick and easy money, like Bombardier. True, if (even and most likely, this is so) this is just a conspiracy between Boeing and Airbus for the sake of acquisitions, then, of course, nothing will help because of the different weight categories and Embraer is doomed, like the "superjets".
  2. +2
    8 October 2019 14: 15
    It must be admitted that industrial capitalism in Russia has gone wrong. If something works, then there are entirely foreigners in the management, or shareholders. It is time to close the shop and move on to the "people's enterprises" and the State Planning Commission.
  3. 0
    9 October 2019 09: 08
    Aviation Marshal Shaposhnikov, who allowed Aeroflot to acquire 20 Boeings in the early 90s, received "enormous" reverence - he blushed, making excuses in the Duma, like a chaste girl.
  4. +1
    10 October 2019 07: 58
    The desire of the West to retain its dominant position in the field of finished products is understandable - this is according to Marx, since raw materials that have gone through various processing are always more expensive. The "Golden Billion" did almost everything to stake out the position of the world hegemon in this area (patent and copyright, WTO, IMF and WB, the Internet with its capabilities, the SWIFT payment system, the dollar as a world currency, etc.). Did not have time! First of all, Russia and China interfered. Russia has maintained military-technical parity with the West, covering the developing world, China has become one of the leaders in the world economy. True, the root cause lies in the fact that natural resources and raw materials are not unlimited and - alas! - they are concentrated, and unevenly, mainly in the third world. A growing contradiction arose in attempts to preserve their living standards by the "golden billion" by monopolizing the right to deeply redistributed products and advanced technologies, and by the unwillingness of the rest of the world to give up its raw materials on the cheap, preserving their lot of "orphaned and poor". So, the aircraft industry only reflects one of the sides of the contradiction.