Farnborough International '84: Indications of Recovery Available to Purchase

A LONG‐AWAITED and hoped‐for recovery seems to be under way in the aircraft industry and a cautious welcome was given to this phenomenon at Farnborough. Soon after the close of the Show came news of the sizeable Pan Am order for A310 and A320 aircraft with leasing arrangements for A300's and A310's to be implemented as soon as possible. The competitive atmosphere in the sphere of air transport has intensified even more between Boeing and Airbus because the wide range of types marketed by the former is now being challenged in many areas and in fact, Airbus is producing an aircraft that does not quite conform to anything produced by the American company. Of course, the 7–7 was mentioned at the Show but without a firm commitment.