Okay guys. Tomorrow morning I’m going to unplug the phone and don’t expect me to answer any emails.
No worries. PlaneBusiness Banter will be up in plenty of time for you to print and read on your way out of town.
By the way, how many of you find the numbers coming out of the Dubai Air Show rather mind-numbing?
Was just finishing up our take on the haul by Airbus and Boeing in this week’s issue, and I tell you what, if you want any more evidence that the center of the aircraft universe is nowhere near the U.S. — look at the orders that were announced this week from Middle Eastern and Asian carriers.
Airbus and Boeing have announced contracts worth almost $70 billion over the past four days. Airbus sold 297 jetliners and Boeing 155, putting the two companies on track to easily exceed 2005’s record of 2,057 orders.