Boeing demotes its top salesman for airliners

Boeing demotes its top salesman for airliners: "Even some American airlines are favoring Airbus based on price. America West Holdings Corp., parent of Phoenix-based America West Airlines, ordered 22 Airbus planes in May valued at $1.27 billion.
'We like both companies and we operate Boeing aircraft as well,' said Carlo Bertolini, a spokesman for America West. 'The bottom line is, whatever offer is best in terms of a side-by-side economic comparison is what we'd go with.'"