- A fresh order would help Airbus (OTCPK:EADSY) narrow a deficit in widebody orders against Boeing, which won a positive total of 61 widebody orders in the first half of 2019 against Airbus' negative tally of 35 jets.
- While the Air China (OTCPK:AIRYY) deal is worth $6.54B based on list prices, it wasn't immediately clear if the order would bolster the Airbus order book or if it had previously been attributed to an unidentified customer.