Skift Take
It’s not over till it’s curtains for the airshow. The second day saw Boeing win orders from two customers, while Airbus scores just one win.
On the second day of the Dubai Airshow, it got quieter than opening day. Day 1 brought more than 200 aircraft orders, and a steady stream continued to be announced. They mostly went to Boeing again.
Some of the anticipated announcements might not happen at the airshow, and could come at a later date. This includes the narrowbody order announcement from Riyadh Air and an expected mega-order from Turkish Airlines.
Tim Clark, Emirates’ president put a pin in Airbus's hopes to get in an order for the A350-1000 aircraft after he criticized the performance of the Rolls Royce engines as unsatisfactory, even referring to the planes as