Boeing''s first-half deliveries up 7 percent, orders surge past Airbus
Chicago-based Boeing had 460 net aircraft orders in the first half of 2018, compared with Airbus`s 206, rebounding after losing that race to Airbus last year. Deliveries are financially important to planemakers because that`s when airlines pay over most of the money, while orders give a better glimpse of planemakers` prospects.
Boeing said its in-house financing arm, Boeing Capital Corporation, acquired 75 single-aisle 737s for an unnamed buyer, indicating Boeing had to help arrange financing to close the deal. Image source: Reuters