A380 wows Hong Kong

September 03, 2007

The plane is taking part in one of Asia's biggest air shows, the Asian Aerospace Expo and Congress, which sees Airbus and Boeing maintain their intense rivalry. The A380 has suffered a number of setbacks and costly delays since its unveiling, but Airbus is currently ahead of Boeing in its overall order book. In the year to July, Airbus had secured 680 orders of its planes compared to Boeing's 549.