We are increasing significantly he simply said

In the annals of aviation, the 2010 edition of Farnborough will remain as one of the resumption. With nearly 400 intentions to purchase - if it accumulates commands farms and commitments variety - just for Airbus and Boeing, the show, which closes its doors today, has not only wiped out the hole of air at last Paris Air Show (130 sales last year). But he has also pressed the score of the 2008 vintage (312). The catalog price, balance has something unreal, because it exceeds 40 billion dollars in commitments. What further strengthen the order books of the major aircraft manufacturers barely started by the crisis. "Ladies and gentlemen, the recession is finally over", said John Leahy, the commercial Director of Airbus, sharing the optimism of his peers.

Targets revised upwards. Logical consequence of announcements this week, Airbus has revised upward its business forecasts for the year: "more than 400 new aircraft" ordered, said Tom Enders, against a range of 250 to 300 previously. The pattern of the European aircraft manufacturer does not take a big risk. The show, the meter was already displaying 131 gross sales, which have been added 133 firm orders and 122 options this week. At the time, the production rates will again be increased. Same sound Bell in Boeing, comes to Pocket 103 firm orders and 54 options in the show. Stressing the "pursuit of the recovery", the American manufacturer has also increased its goals, but without revealing the contents. "We are increasing significantly", he simply said.

Rental superstars. Absent le Bourget air show last year, the rental signed back with a band this year, appropriating a very large share of ads. One of them perhaps more than others: ALC, company veteran Steven Udvar-Hazy. Four months after having registered his new company, the former boss of CFLI bought for nearly 10 billion dollars of aircraft. Overconfidence Today, companies rent out nearly 40 of their fleet. After abysmal losses in 2008 and 2009, the profession as a whole has not yet regained sufficient margins for manoeuvre to order new aircraft. Go through and rental thus do not miss the resumption of air traffic, waiting to replenish its Treasury. And if the hirers can do their shopping, it is that banks lend again for money. Planes always stay good assets on a balance sheet.

Very popular airliners. A pinch of 787 Dreamliner, 15 A350, double the B777 and A330 combined, but above all great A320 and B737. The mid-haul market is to make the envy ("Les Echos" from Monday), Airbus and Boeing confirmed in a vivid way that Bombardier, Embraer and even Chinese Comac will have to work hard for their duopoly. In total, 350 copies of the two bestsellers were accepted this week (included options), largely in the rental. What make it even more complex the question of their future. Re-engining or new generation "We will not take reckless financial risk", warned Fabrice Brégier, the number two Airbus, quoted by the AFP.

Bombardier rate its output. Unless an announcement today, the Canadian manufacturer will eventually show as he started it: with 90 orders for its C-Series, positioned as the future competitor the B737 and A320. More hassle, Qatar Airways, whose name was cited with insistence, made mention of "commercial problems" with Pratt & Whitney, the manufacturer of the device.