It is tempting to make comparisons with China. Thestereotype is that efficient China deliversfirst-classinfrastructureandprestigebuildingprojectswhilechaoticIndiastruggles.
Many aviation experts believe that Boeing aircraft are better designed, and the company has avoided pursuing prestigeprojects like the super-jumbo A380 that lack a well-defined market.
Critics say this leads to spending on prestigeprojects popular with politicians, like the towers, which were slow to fill up, and Putrajaya, Malaysia's flashy new capital.