Financing Crisis Could Saddle Airbus, Boeing with ‘White Tails’

Jens Flottau (Frankfurt), Robert Wall (Paris) November 10, 2008

A severe shortage in aircraft delivery financing is threatening to leave Airbus and Boeing stranded with perhaps 200 “white-tail” aircraft they can’t place with customers. The aircraft financing crisis comes on top of fears by analysts that 20-30% of Airbus and Boeing backlogs may be at risk as...

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