Airbus took the lion's share of the airliner orders at a show which, although a pale reflection of the salesfest of two years ago, nevertheless saw some significant deals.
The industry's final tally of just over 200 airliners, worth $13.5 billion at list prices, was a figure many sceptics would have seen as wildly unrealistic given the state of the market at the start of 2009.
Airbus sold 110 aircraft worth around $10 billion. But this is a major contrast with two years ago when it racked up 425 orders worth $62 billion, and another 303 commitments. Key among the regional announcements was more than $1 billion of sales for Sukhoi's Superjet 100, including 30 to Hungarian carrier Malev.
Source: Flight International
