Aircraft
Average Values of New Airliner Sales Give Conflicting Signals
Airbus statistics appear to support Boeing’s contentions that the average size of airliners is going to shrink.

Airbus statistics appear to support Boeing’s contentions that the average size of airliners is going to shrink. Smaller aircraft carry lower sticker prices and Airbus figures suggest Boeing’s backlog comprises aircraft with fewer seats and lower average values than those in the Airbus order book. The U.S. manufacturer’s sales ledger represents an average unit value of $94.11 million, compared with the European company’s 9.3-percent-higher $102.86 million per aircraft figure, according to Airbus chief commercial officer John Leahy.