DEBATING THE MYTH

Jacques Lemarchand (AW&ST May 2, p. 8) repeats the myth that U.S. government contracts act as "subsidies" for Boeing. Boeing built the Dash 80, prototype for the 707 and KC-135, at its own expense, and structural differences prohibited common tooling for most of those aircraft. Significant military...

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