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Airbus: 54% order decrease in the first semester of 2006

Paris, France - 117 aircarft ordered

Airbus announced a 54% order decrease between January and June of this year, when it reached 117 units, just while American competitor, Boeing, boasted 480 aircraft orders last week, compared to 441 last year. With first semester losses, the scandal of A-380 delivery delays which leaded to Noel Forgeard and Gustav Humbert resignation (see AVIONEWS for details), the A-350 programme risking not to be...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 144486
Rome, Italy, 07/11/2006 14:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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