Airlines boost backlogs by the billion
Jumbo-sized airliner orders came back into fashion on the first day of the 2010 Farnborough airshow as Boeing and Airbus led the charge to seal new deals.
Etihad Airways’ new Airbus A330-300 freighter touches down to take its prime spot on the Farnborough airshow static display, but it was rival Arabian Gulf carrier Emirates that kick-started the aircraft order machine here yesterday, when it signed a deal with Boeing for 30 more 777-300ERs. Airbus also shared in an impressive first-day orders tally.
Etihad Airways’ new Airbus A330-300 freighter touches down to take its prime spot on the Farnborough airshow static display, but it was rival Arabian Gulf carrier Emirates that kick-started the aircraft order machine here yesterday, when it signed a deal with Boeing for 30 more 777-300ERs. Airbus also shared in an impressive first-day orders tally.

Jumbo-sized airliner orders came back into fashion on the first day of the 2010 Farnborough airshow as Boeing and Airbus led the charge to seal new deals. Other leading airframers, including Embraer, Sukhoi and Bombardier, followed suit in a wave of new business reported throughout today’s edition of Farnborough Airshow News.

Emirates Airline got the ball rolling when it gave Boeing a $9.1 billion contract for 30 more 777-300ERs. Later in the day, Norwegian Air Shuttle chipped in with a $1.15 billion order for 15 narrowbody 737-800s. Leasing group GECAS also ordered 40 Boeing 737-700s, -800s and -900s valued at $3 billion.