Boeing bets on Jumbo rebound while sending some 747-8s to desert

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This week seems set to be full of Airbus and Boeing stories as they battle it out at the aviation-lovers event, the Paris Air Show. This year it’s all about widebodies ? the A350 and the 787. Boeing reckons there is a $1 trillion market over the next 20 years for mid-size twin-engined planes. At the same time, it admits that some of its new 747-8Fs are waiting for delivery in the desert. Don’t expect to hear too much about ...