Aircraft
Airbus, Boeing Each Claim Major Orders
European airframer sells 27 A320neo-family narrowbodies while U.S. rival bags order for nine 787-9s
A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 taxis at Los Angeles International Airport. (Image: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by TDelCoro)
A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 taxis at Los Angeles International Airport. (Image: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by TDelCoro)

Airbus and Boeing each added substantial volumes of units to their commercial aircraft order books on Monday, as the rivals announced sales worth a total of $5.57 billion at list prices. Airbus’s deal involved a conversion of options on 27 A320neo-family narrowbodies to firm orders for 23 A320neos and four A321neos by Lufthansa Group, while Boeing collected a firm order for nine 787-9s from United Airlines.