Article from BTNews 4 MAY 2009
Airbus and Boeing both lose orders
AIRBUS AND BOEING have both had a very difficult first three months of 2009. The European aircraft manufacturer sold 22 aircraft in the first quarter but lost orders for 14. Boeing did even worse with 28 commitments and 32 cancellations. These published figures do not take into account delayed deliveries and other “special arrangements”. However at the end of the day Airbus has a backlog of just under 2,500 A320 series whilst Boeing’s 787 order book stands at 878, not bad for an aircraft still to make its maiden flight. www.boeing.com/commercial www.airbus.com
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