I am not an expert but I think that Boeing and Airbus have been producing great, ultra reliable aircraft for a long time. If you ever get a chance to visit the Boeing plant in Washington State you will learn that both, Boeing and Airbus have been contracting out (outsourcing) at least 60-70% of their components. Sometimes they use the same contractors to provide them with parts: engines, landing gear, cargo doors, windshields, etc.
The biggest problem with modern civil aviation has not been aircraft design, but rather terrorism, pilot error +suicidal pilots, and of course Russian air to air and surface to air missiles.
A good rule of thumb to follow, at least for me, is that if you can spell it, it is usually safe. I have no problem spelling Boeing or Airbus, but when it comes down to the Tupolevs and Yakovlevs I get really nervous.
I wish Olive would speak his mind and tells us, based on his opinion as a pilot (not a proud Frenchman) which aircraft he enjoys flying the most.