Airbus Soars in Orders at Air Show

With 600 orders for 2007, Airbus overtakes rival Boeing's 510
By News Dude,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 22, 2007 11:19 AM CDT
Airbus Soars in Orders at Air Show
An Airbus superjumbo jet A380 performs steep climb during a demonstration flight, during the 47th Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, Thursday June 21, 2007.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)   (Associated Press)

Airbus tallied 425 orders at the Paris Air Show this year, helping to dispell its also-ran status in the aircraft industry in recent years. Qatar Airways, Emirates Airline, Air France-KLM, and Aeroflot all made significant commitments to Airbus aircraft. The company hopes its bulging order book will instill confidence in current and potential customers.

As recently as the end of May, Airbus had less than half the orders Boeing had booked for the year; now it's in the lead, at 600 to Boeing's 510. The copy has been plagued by problems in recent years:  Boeing has outperformed it, there has been management turmoil at parent company EADS, design issues are delaying the super-jumbo A380 production, and worker morale is low. (More Boeing stories.)

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