The beleaguered American company isn’t bringing any jetliners to take part in aerial displays at the weeklong event near London.
LONDON, UK — European planemaker Airbus plans to show off its newest passenger jet with daily flight demonstrations during one of the world’s biggest aviation trade fairs. But an ongoing safety and manufacturing crisis has rival Boeing keeping a lower profile at the Farnborough International Air Show.
The beleaguered American company isn’t bringing any jetliners to take part in aerial displays at the event that kicks off Monday near London. Ahead of the show’s opening, the company said it remained focused on satisfying the concerns of U.S. regulators and “meeting our customer commitments” rather than selling a lot of planes.
Chief Operating Officer Stephanie Pope said Boeing was focused on “predictable deliveries” of jets to airline customers, and getting production of its troubled 737 Max jets back up to 38 per month.
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