PEAK YEAR FOR TRANSPORTS
New transport aircraft orders reached an all-time annual high of 1,348 in 1997, boosted by 558 orders in the fourth quarter. Of the total aircraft orders, 279 were for regional jets. The record year is almost certainly the peak year for the current cycle, according to Edmund S. Greenslet, president...
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