Analysis: Boeing vs. Airbus in 2016

For Airbus and Boeing, as with many storied institutions in the Western world, 2016 was a year of roiling change and relative decline. Objectively speaking, 731 net orders for Airbus and 668 for Boeing isn't a terrible outcome by any means, but it is the slowest pace of orders since the global financial crisis of 2009 and 2010 for the world's two biggest aircraft manufacturers. In eight of the eleven years since 2005's order boom, one of Airbus or Boeing has recorded at least 1000… (airwaysmag.com) More...