Plane Crazy: Boeing's Dreamliner orders go negative for 2010
Boeing lost orders for 26 jets during the past week, according to sales figures released on the U.S. jetmaker's website. Cancellations to the company's delayed Boeing 787 Dreamliner model highlighted the cancellations.
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Source: Plane Crazy: Boeing's Dreamliner orders go negative for 2010
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Bloomberg News says "Boeing … didn't identify the customers who dropped orders for 15 787 Dreamliners, 10 777s and one 737." Dow Jones notes Boeing "also gained two orders for the business-jet version of its best-selling 737," but the publication adds the 787 and 777 "cancellations mark one of the largest hits to its twin-aisle (widebody) deal book." |
Of course you can always count on someone to try and find a silver lining and explain why it's still a great stock to buy. In this case Dow Jones writes:
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The latest cancellations are likely to free up delivery slots for other customers, with some models already sold out through 2013 despite plans to boost output from next year. |
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