Aircraft
Boeing, Airbus Harvest Bumper Crop of June Orders
Leasing companies account for majority of sales activity
Dutch leasing company AerCap placed an order for 100 Boeing 737 Max 8s. (Image: Boeing)
Dutch leasing company AerCap placed an order for 100 Boeing 737 Max 8s. (Image: Boeing)

Narrowbody sales to major leasing companies dominated commercial airplane order activity during a busy month of June for Boeing and Airbus, each of which saw their backlogs padded significantly during the Paris Air Show. By while Airbus won the race for commitments during the biannual event, by the end of the month Boeing outsold the European manufacturer in terms of firm orders by a count of 161 to 135.