The slowing of commercial aircraft orders on Day Three of the airshow was somewhat understandable after the flurry of announcements from the major airframers over the first two days of the event. However, Airbus and Boeing, among others, were kept busy thanks to the ever-present unidentified customer, as well as deals for after market services,

Aircraft manufacturer ATR expects the fast-growing Asia Pacific region will require 740 new turboprops over the next two decades to support the introduction of new routes and growing demand for travel from so-called secondary cities. The figure, contained in ATR’s turboprop market forecast for 2018-2037 and published on July 2, did not include the Chinese