December 31, 1996 (the Rat the winter months twenty), two of the world aerospace manufacturing giant Boeing and McDonnell Douglas merger was announced. the


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1996, announced plans to merge two of the world aerospace manufacturing giant Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, the combined Boeing Company, the exclusive global aircraft market share of more than 65%. The bulk of trading volume of transactions involving $ 13 billion to let Europeans panic, because Europe's Airbus and Boeing hegemony already underdogs, after the merger, Boeing will be more powerful, "Airbus "will undoubtedly suffer, so Europeans accused the Americans oppose the merger of the two companies engaged in monopolistic competition. After consultations, negotiations, until July of this year, Boeing was forced to give up the monopoly supply contract signed by dozens of airlines and the U.S., have been in exchange for a European recognition of this merger. Unprecedented air "Big Mac" was born. (L $ dj��.��r��)