SINGAPORE -- Airbus finalized a deal to sell seven A350F cargo planes to Singapore Airlines during Asia's largest air show last month in an unusual contract partially modifying a previous agreement to deliver 17 passenger jets.
The swap highlights the lengths taken by major airplane manufacturers to meet demand in an Asian market anticipated to post a booming long-term recovery from the pandemic. Meanwhile, Boeing displayed a prototype of its state-of-the-art widebody 777X jet in Asia for the first time at the Singapore Air Show.
