BOEING vs. AIRBUS

Whose plane is better?  For quite some time now, Boeing and Airbus have been providing the best flying jets for transporting passengers around the globe.  Both companies are one of the corporate world's greatest and most visible corporate rivalries, a set-to between manufacturers of world-class aircraft.  Since these two companies have dominant control over the aviation market, competition has been surely intense since the 1990s and that Airbus and Boeing will continue on with competing with building better efficient jets in every aspect. 
 
With Boeing and Airbus, duopoly will always remain in constant competition with their different builds of aircrafts.  The competition can be seen at any major airport on any given day: Boeing 747 jets take off while an A380 taxis in a few hundred yards away, or an easy Jet-owned A320 comes into land while one of Boeing 737s rapidly unloads its passengers in preparation for yet another return flight (Milmo, 2012).    The Boeing 737 is the U.S. company's most popular aircraft and competes with the Airbus A320 in the largest segment of the aircraft market, estimated at $2 trillion over 20 years (2012, Reuters).   However, not only these 4 jets have competition, but others as well.  Boeing 787 is the first commercial jet to use the lightweight but powerful batteries, which discharge a large amount of energy to support an increasing array of electrical equipment on modern aircraft but must be shielded from the risk of overcharging.  Airbus executives defended the use of lithium-ion batteries on the company's A350 passenger jet which is currently in development, saying its rival to the Dreamliner is designed differently.  The 787 relies on electrical power rather than traditional hydraulic and pneumatic systems for a larger number of aircraft systems.  Airbus are developing and releasing 3 models of their new A350 XWB in which is to be fuel efficient, light-weight designed and will also replace its own jets; A330-300, A320-200 and A340-600.  These new developments will take on Boeings 777 and 787 production line (2013, Terdiman).

Unlike Boeing, Airbus has its operating automated systems to fly its aircrafts using fly-by-wire technology through a side-stick controller; referencing a joystick.  Most likely, Airbus jets fly on its own and automatically knows what is needed for safety purposes.  Boeing will always have its manual operated systems but also with advanced technology to support them.  Pilots who fly Boeing jets will at least have the option to control the aircraft manually if needed.

With Airbus and Boeing manufacturing nearly all aircrafts for current merged airlines, they're both build for safety flying which is top priority.  Its hard to tell which aircraft is better built due to their technology incorporate into the systems each aircraft have for pilots and passengers.  In all, market wise, I think both companies has the opportunity advance further in the future with building different jets for certain purposes for each country, always compete-no matter what other company may come in to try compete against them and will always please the aviation industry for the air traveling public. 
 
Sources:

Airbus.  (2013).  Retrieved from:  http://www.airbus.com/innovation/proven-concepts/in-operations/fly-by-wire/

CNN.com (2013).  Boeing 747-8 vs. Airbus A390-- the airline giants face off.  Retrieved from:  http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/life/boeing-747-8-and-airbus-a380-death-match-152563

Milmo, D. (2012, July 7).  Boeing hard on the tail of Airbus in race for orders.  Retrieved from:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jul/08/boeing-hard-tail-airbus

Terdiman, D.  (2013, March 20).  It's airbus a350 vs. boeing's dreamliner in the war of wide-bodies.  Retrieved from:  http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57575248-235/its-airbus-a350-vs-boeings-dreamliner-in-the-war-of-the-wide-bodies/