Good deals all round that could not wait for Paris – Welcome the 787-10

Well it is a super week for Boeing and Airbus – Singapore Airlines has agreed to spend $17bn for 30 A350s and 30 787-10s. Now we must all note in the first instance that this marks the launch customer of the 787-10. Code-named 787-10X for a long time, the 787-10 offers about 50 more seats. This order means that customers of the smaller 787 might have to watch those residual values; it also means that Boeing will have to look at increasing production of the 787 beyond a planned level of 10 a month by year end. It also gives