Boeing confirms that the 100 order aircraft that was first placed at the 2007 Dubai Air Show by the newly formed Dubai Aerospace Enterprise will be added to the total Boeing order book for 2007 not 2008. The impact of this order, which adds to firmed orders from QANTAS, British Airways, Jeju Air and Vietnam Airlines potentially puts Boeing over Airbus in orders for the first time since 2002.
Update 3 – 6:58 PM: Boeing and GOL have announced the completion of an order for 40 737-800 for the airline’s fleet modernization. Boeing has announced that this order will be included in its Order and Delivery total for 2007. This pushes the order total near 1400 for Boeing.
Update 4 – 7:20 PM: The order battle continues. Airbus still has 293 orders outstanding for 2007. 100 for DAE, 8 for Cathay, 25 for Air Asia and 160 for Chinese Carriers.
Update 5 – 7:28 PM: Small mathematical error. QANTAS was counted in the original 1213, so the current total stands at 1394. Which, for the record, is still incredibly impressive.
The unofficially tally stands as 1304 for Airbus and 1394 for Boeing.
1213 as of December 18, 2007
+5 Jeju
+24 British Airways
+12 Vietnam Airlines
+100 DAE
+40 GOL
1394 TOTAL
Update 2: The final 2007 tally will be announced Thursday morning on the Orders and Deliveries page.
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