LE BOURGET, France — Boeing didn’t score a single jet order and Airbus didn’t fare that much better on Monday’s opening day of the Paris Air Show, where the mood among the world’s aviation-industry leaders was as damp as the weather. Worries about the unexplained crash of Air France Flight 447 hung in the air.
While defiant Boeing executives said the overall prospects were robust, the Chicago-based aviation giant reported no new orders Monday. Airbus announced just one, from Qatar Airways, for 24 jets from the A320 family worth $1.9 billion.
“At this point, it appears to us that the economic conditions have bottomed,” said Scott Carson, president and chief executive of Boeing’s commercial aircraft division. “If they have bottomed and a recovery comes next year, I think we have a shot at getting through.” The Associated Press; AP photo
