Airbus and Boeing got their sales war off to a flying start at the world’s premier air show near Paris on Monday with nearly US$20 billion in orders. President Francois Hollande inaugurated the week-long Paris Air Show, which is expected to draw 315,000 visitors and 2,260 exhibitors from 47 countries.France-based Airbus, which usually groups orders to announce at the show, got the competition going with two big deals: an $8 billion order for 50 planes from Saudi Arabian Airlines, and a $6.4 billion order for 60 of the upcoming A320neos by GE Capital Aviation. Boeing followed up with the announcement …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
