Boeing tops Airbus in air show haul for first time since 2012

US58bil haul: A Boeing 737 MAX 9 is moved on the tarmac prior to performing in a flying display at Le Bourget during the International Paris Air Show. Boeing won orders and expressions of interest for about 420 planes worth as much as US58bil through midday Wednesday. — AFP

PARIS: Boeing Co secured twice as much in order value at the Paris Air Show as rival Airbus SE, marking the US plane maker’s first victory in five years at the aviation industry’s annual showcase.

Boeing won orders and expressions of interest for about 420 planes worth as much as US$58bil based on a Bloomberg count through midday Wednesday, getting a boost from demand for the Max 10, the biggest version of its 737 workhorse.