Boeing: 72 of 77 orders in Oct-2016 were for widebodies

Boeing Commercial Airlines VP marketing Randy Tinseth reported (03-Nov-2016) Oct-2016 "will go down as a strong month for our widebody airplanes" with 72 of the manufacturer's total of 77 for the month being widebody orders. Qatar Airways order 40 widebodies (30 787-9s and 10 777-300ERs), while UPS ordered for 14 747-8 Freighters. For the first 10 months of 2016, Boeing's net orders reached 457 aircraft and deliveries reached 617. [more - original PR]