Airbus Still Blank at Dubai Expo as Boeing Finesses 737 Deal
- Planemakers stuck for sales after last show's order bonanza
- Demand also lacking amid absence of new jetliner models
Dubai Air Show Sees Buyers Taking a Breather
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Airbus Group SE failed to announce a single new order by the end of the second day of the Dubai Air Show as its flagship A380 superjumbo struggled to find buyers and go-to Gulf customers said they’ve already bought enough of the company’s newer planes.
While Boeing Co. appeared to break the order drought with a deal to supply 75 of its 737 single-aisle airliners to India’s Jet Airways India Ltd., it emerged that the $8 billion contract had been on the U.S. manufacturer’s books for the best part of two years, with the buyer undisclosed.