Boeing chief salesman Toby Bright is to be replaced as part of a shake-up of the company's sales force, the Wall Street Journal reported late last week. The newspaper, quoting "people familiar with the situation", said Bright has fallen victim to concerns over the company's series of losses to Airbus at low-cost carriers. An expected Airbus victory in the key Asian low-cost contest at Malaysia's Air Asia appears to have been the last straw, although there are also concerns about the failure to hit the initial target of 200 7E7 sales before the end of 2004. Boeing has repeatedly claimed Airbus's willingness to sell at unrealistically low prices has cost it the low-cost carriers' business.
Source: Flight International
