For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, for want of a horse the knight was lost, for want of a knight the battle was lost, for want of a battle the kingdom was lost. So a kingdom was lost—all for want of a nail.   For a 2019 rewriting of the classic aphorism you could replace ‘nail’ with ‘sensor’ and ‘kingdom’ with ‘Boeing’. On July 20, 2011, American Airlines announced an order for 460 jets including 130 of the recently launched 130 A320neos (new engine option), breaking a monopoly Boeing had enjoyed with the Airline. This appears to have prompted Boeing to s.....Read More