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Article: BOEING SALES HIT NEW HEIGHTS 2ND CONSECUTIVE RECORD YEAR FOR ORDERS.(Business)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- January 4, 2008
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Byline: JAMES WALLACEP-I aerospace reporter
The Boeing Co.'s 2007 jetliner order numbers are finally in, and it had a year the likes of which the industry has not seen before.
But Airbus may have done even better.
After spending much of Thursday checking and rechecking its 2007 order bonanza, Boeing announced that it sold 1,423 planes last year - worth about $173 billion at list prices. That was 373 more than it sold in 2006, which had been its best year ever.
Airbus won't disclose its 2007 order tally for a couple of weeks. While the annual order battle between the airplane manufacturers could be close, Airbus may have sold more ...