Pre-Paris lull

As is traditional during the week before an air show, the news announcements have dried up somewhat. However, the just-as-traditional, pre-airshow predications are starting to emerge. The team at Wells Fargo expect more orders to be announced and derivative aircraft launches to be officially announced, specifically the 787-10 with a firm order from SIA (although SIA’s commitment for the aircraft type was announced last week). They do not expect the 777-X to be formally launched at the show. There have been so many order during this past month that we in the Airline Economics office wonders how many new orders