After a storm drowned out the final day of the Dubai Air Show, there is not a lot to report on new orders, other than the final numbers:
- Boeing stole the show with commitments and orders for 342 aircraft
- Airbus comes in second with 160 aircraft
- Bombardier gets 38 aircraft
- ATR comes in at the back with 10 aircraft.
In terms of show-stealers – all eyes were with Boeing as they launched the Boeing 777X Series aircraft with orders and commitments for 259 of the new class.
Boeing 777X Dreamliners in flight. 777X-9 to the foreground, 777X-8 to the background. Rendering, The Boeing Company
For Airbus, it was more sales of the Airbus A380 and A350XWB. Even Bombardier got a small vote of confidence in the CSeries Platform, with an order from Iraqi Airways.
The majority of the orders could be tracked to two airlines – Eithad and Emirates who are preparing for the future with aircraft optimised to their needs.
How other airlines react will be interesting as we move into 2014…
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