by skyhook77sfg » Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:16 pm
Bloomberg News
Airbus SAS picked up momentum on its upgraded A320neo aircraft, winning 90 orders for the single-aisle jet on the first day of the Paris Air Show, as customers put pressure on Boeing Co. to respond with an all-new airliner.
General Electric Co.'s air-leasing unit and SAS AB of Sweden both ordered A320neo planes from Toulouse, France-based Airbus, while Boeing didn't secure any firm orders for its competing 737 jet on the first day of the expo.
The contrasting fortunes in the single-aisle market, the biggest part of the civil airframe business, underscore Airbus' success in peddling the re-engined A320 as a more fuel-efficient version of its bestseller while Boeing ponders its next move.
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