Airbus flies past Boeing in aircraft orders in 2017
AFP
| 2018/01/16 | 140 words
| LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY
European aerospace giant Airbus overtook its arch-rival Boeing in terms of aircraft orders last year, but still lagged behind it in terms of deliveries, according to new data published on Monday. Airbus said in a statement it booked 1,109 aircraft orders and a record 718 deliveries in 2017.By comparison, US rival Boeing booked 912 orders and 763 deliveries. "Airbus' commercial aircraft deliveries in 2017 were up for the 15th year in a row, reaching a new company record of 718 aircraft delive...(…)
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