A split decision beats outright defeat, but Airbus (OTCPK:EADSY) clearly triumphed over Boeing (NYSE:BA) in American Airlines' (NASDAQ:AMR) decision to split its new aircraft order between the two. The split not only broke Boeing's monopoly at American, it also highlighted its folly in not offering a new, more fuel efficient engine with its 737 aircraft, an RBC analyst says. BA +0.9% premarket.