Opinion: The Iran Jetliner Illusion

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Unless the Farnborough Airshow sees a cloudburst of unanticipated orders, the large jetliner industry will have its first year since 2009 with a book-to-bill ratio lower than 1-1. Through June, there were fewer than 450 net Airbus and Boeing orders. For an industry addicted to ever-higher record...
Richard Aboulafia

Contributing columnist Richard Aboulafia is managing director at Aerodynamic Advisory. He is based in Washington.

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