Boeing orders dominate Singapore Airshow

Boston.com
19th Feb 2008
Gillian Wong, Associated Press Writer

SINGAPORE—Boeing Co. outpaced European rival Airbus in competition for Asian customers this week so far, snagging orders for 60 planes Tuesday from two Indonesian airlines.

The orders, worth more than US$5.4 billion at list prices and announced on the opening day of the Singapore Airshow, gave Boeing a welcome distraction from a series of embarrassing delays in its hot-selling 787 program.

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