Airplane makers report weak sales for 2009
If it is true that an event becomes history when it is no longer referred to in the present tense, then the Great Recession still has some receding to do,

If it is true that an event becomes history when it is no longer referred to in the present tense, then the Great Recession still has some receding to do, despite recent suggestions by industry analysts that we are now in the market trough and the only direction is up.

Annual reports for last year are in, and the results aren’t particularly good.
Bombardier’s delivery numbers fell from 235 in its 2008/09 fiscal year to 176 in 2009/10. The company is forecasting that deliveries in 2010/11 will be approximately 15 percent down on the previous fiscal year.