Iran chooses Boeing for commercial airliners (revolution, elect, government, states)

[Retroit]

I doubt Boeing is going to hire 100,000 more workers to build 80 planes.

Boeing has about 160,000 workers and makes about 700 planes a year.

[bklynkenny]

Originally Posted by Retroit

I doubt Boeing is going to hire 100,000 more workers to build 80 planes.

Boeing has about 160,000 workers and makes about 700 planes a year.

Does that figure include workers from other companies who make parts for Boeing to use?

[Goodnight]

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

So, the deal is worth about half of one single month's trade deficit with China. Wow, let's dance in the streets.

I'd rather have no trade whatsoever with China.

Yet people are fawning over Mike Pence saving 700 jobs in Indiana by propping them up with tax payer dollars. A few thousand jobs in a competitive market is a big deal.

[bpollen]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

Iran has selected Boeing to build 80 jetliners for Iran Air. The deal is worth 16 billion dollars. This translates to over 100,000 US jobs! It was made possible by the nuke deal that Trump has threatened to go back on. Thanks Obama! Let's hope Trump doesn't mess this one up.

I have Boeing stock, so to me this is great news!

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

I'm a bit confused, as I thought we had economic sanctions against Iran, and wouldn't this deal violate "Trading with the enemy"?

[Ziggy100]

Originally Posted by Retroit

I doubt Boeing is going to hire 100,000 more workers to build 80 planes.

Boeing has about 160,000 workers and makes about 700 planes a year.

That works out to almost 3 weeks worth of work. Totally worth the risk of getting nuked.

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

Everything when you read it wrong.

Communicating badly and being smug when you're misunderstood doesn't make you look smart.

[EddieB.Good]

Originally Posted by WaldoKitty

You left off the Airbus part and......

It had nothing to do with the Nuke Deal.

Obama gave Boeing & Airbus a license to sell planes to Iran in September. i.e. Appeasement.

Boeing got an order for 80 planes, Airbus got an order for 117 planes.

Meanwhile Iranians are supporting Putin & Assad against US backed Rebels in Syria.


You must have gotten your information from a Fake News site.


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Your selective grasp of facts is impressive. So the "Nuke deal" that eased economic & trading sanctions on Iran in exchange for concessions on their nuclear program, has nothing to do with new deals that weren't possible before the sanctions were eased... Interesting

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

I'm a bit confused, as I thought we had economic sanctions against Iran, and wouldn't this deal violate "Trading with the enemy"?

What with Iran fighting ISIS tooth and nail, that seems a little harsh.

Anyway, the P5+1 negotiated a deal where Iran would mothball most of their uranium enrichment infrastructure, get rid of their existing 20% HEU stockpile (under control), pour concrete into their single heavy-water-reactor etc. etc. - in return, specific sanctions would be lifted and frozen Iranian funds in overseas banks would be - ehm - unfrozen.

I for one am quite happy to see Iran buy ploughshares rather than swords. Boeing should be happy as well.

If the president-elect doesn't decide to push the Iranians into the arms of Airbus instead, of course.

[sickofnyc]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

What does China have to do with it?

Nothing, but spinning anything that Obama has implemented calls for desperate measures even when those measure makes a fool of the one spinning them.