Airbus scores orders, Boeing deals with crash fallout at Paris Air Show
The sales rivalry between Boeing and European aerospace giant Airbus usually drives the headlines as the world's top civilian plane makers announce many of their biggest orders at the air show in Le Bourget
An Airbus A350-1000 passenger aircraft performing an exhibition flight demonstration during the 55th edition of the International Paris Air Show at the ParisñLe Bourget Airport, in Le Bourget, suburb of Paris on June 16, 2025.
Image: Alain Jocard / AFP
European aeroplane manufacturer Airbus announced Saudi and Polish orders for more than 100 aircraft at the Paris Air Show on Monday while US rival Boeing focused on "supporting customers" after the Air India crash.
The sales rivalry between Boeing and European aerospace giant Airbus usually drives the headlines as the world's top civilian plane makers announce many of their biggest orders at the air show in Le Bourget.
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But Boeing chief executive Kelly Ortberg said last week he was cancelling plans to attend the biennial event to spend time on the probe into the 787 Dreamliner crash.
"Our focus is on supporting our customers, rather than announcing orders at this air show," a Boeing spokeswoman told AFP at the trade fair in Le Bourget.
