AIRBUS, French planemaking giant, has amassed 408 announced orders at the Dubai Air Show while US rival Boeing lagged behind with only 101, Reuters reports.
The order numbers so far from the first major air show since the Covid crisis began are a positive sign for aviation and travel, which suffered devastating losses for much of the last 18 months.
'We view orders for new aircraft as positive for the recovery of the commercial aerospace industry,' said a Morgan Stanley research note.
airbus scored its first big win on day one of the air show, with an order for 255 of its narrow-body A321neo and A321XLR jets from American private equity firm Indigo Partners, which buys planes for low-cost carriers like Frontier, Wizz Air, Jetsmart and Volaris.
Boeing saw some relief with a large order of 72 of its 737 Max from new Indian airline Akasa Air. It also had success with freighters, with orders for 11 of its 737-800BCF cargo planes from aircraft leasing company Icelease, nine converted 767-300BCF freighters from DHL, and orders for two of its long-range 777F freighters from Emirates SkyCargo.
Boeing also received four orders of passenger planes and freighters from Air Tanzania and three of its widebody 777-300 passenger jets from UAE-based aviation services provider Sky One FZE.
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The order numbers so far from the first major air show since the Covid crisis began are a positive sign for aviation and travel, which suffered devastating losses for much of the last 18 months.
'We view orders for new aircraft as positive for the recovery of the commercial aerospace industry,' said a Morgan Stanley research note.
airbus scored its first big win on day one of the air show, with an order for 255 of its narrow-body A321neo and A321XLR jets from American private equity firm Indigo Partners, which buys planes for low-cost carriers like Frontier, Wizz Air, Jetsmart and Volaris.
Boeing saw some relief with a large order of 72 of its 737 Max from new Indian airline Akasa Air. It also had success with freighters, with orders for 11 of its 737-800BCF cargo planes from aircraft leasing company Icelease, nine converted 767-300BCF freighters from DHL, and orders for two of its long-range 777F freighters from Emirates SkyCargo.
Boeing also received four orders of passenger planes and freighters from Air Tanzania and three of its widebody 777-300 passenger jets from UAE-based aviation services provider Sky One FZE.
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