Things are going so well at Boeing and Airbus that it almost doesn’t matter when new orders come in. Of all things, 2023 could be a record year for manufacturers – but there will still be dramas.
If there were daisies in Dubai, Airbus sales manager Christian Scherer could have picked a few petals this week, true to the motto: They order, they don’t order, they order. For several days it was not clear whether Emirates would place a huge order for new long-haul aircraft with Airbus during the Dubai Airshow or not, after the airline had just delighted Boeing with a mega order.