After a number of dark years for the airline's finances, things are finally starting to look up for Qantas as they have begun to return to profitability.
President Barack Obama toured and spoke at the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash. on Friday before an audience of the airframer's workers and with three 787 Dreamliners as a backdrop.
The 2011 Paris Air Show was the best ever for Airbus, earning firm orders for 418 aircraft worth about $44 billion at list prices, compared to only 47 planes valued at $7.5 billion for Boeing.