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Airbus Loses Its $1 Trillion Order Book
An accounting change means the sales backlog in its annual report will fall by about $500 billion.
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At the Dubai air show this week, Airbus SE and Boeing Co. are once again renewing their sparring over who's booked the most orders.
For Airbus, this year's show has added poignancy. Sales head John Leahy, who's been instrumental in securing thousands of jet orders for more than two decades, is poised to retire. In addition, Airbus is about to kiss goodbye to roughly half a trillion dollars of aircraft orders.