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Economy
Boeing Grabs Another Big Widebody Order
2018-06-24
[Motley Fool] Boeing has received more orders for widebody planes year to date than it did in all of 2016. A recent 24-aircraft deal with FedEx added to Boeing's order momentum.

In 2017, Boeing (NYSE:BA) saw a somewhat surprising uptick in order activity after entering the year with modest expectations. The Boeing sales team is off to a great start in 2018, as well. By the end of May, the company had received 306 net orders for commercial jets compared to 205 during the same period in 2017.

Recently, Boeing has been particularly successful in selling widebodies -- the larger dual-aisle aircraft that typically serve longer international routes. This is a market segment that Boeing had expected to remain weak until around 2020.
Posted by:Besoeker

#3  The muslim airlines can make ends meet on the A380 because they can fill them to the brim during Haj and not have to give out any discounts or frequent flyer miles.

Those airlines have purchased most of the A380s.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2018-06-24 21:20  

#2  Sometimes there is no market for an otherwise interesting idea. Supersonic commercial flight, bullet trains in the US, or Commercial passenger rail in the US, it just doesn't pay for itself.
Posted by: magpie   2018-06-24 18:31  

#1  The rag is off the bush on the A380, the break even point on a A380 flight is more than the full capacity of a 787 which has a longer range and uses less fuel on routine overseas routes.

Check the numbers, Boeing sold more 787's last year than the full production to date plus orders of the A380.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2018-06-24 12:20  

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