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| Aircraft maker Boeing has reported a 61% drop in commercial aircraft orders for 2009. | Aircraft maker Boeing has reported a 61% drop in commercial aircraft orders for 2009. |
| The US-based company said a total of 263 airplanes were ordered last year, down from 662 in 2008. | The US-based company said a total of 263 airplanes were ordered last year, down from 662 in 2008. |
| But the number of commercial aircraft it actually delivered last year rose 28% to 481. | But the number of commercial aircraft it actually delivered last year rose 28% to 481. |
| Boeing said the global recession and the resulting fall in demand for air travel was to blame for the decline in orders. | Boeing said the global recession and the resulting fall in demand for air travel was to blame for the decline in orders. |
| Net orders - which take into account cancellations - were down to 142 for the year. | |
| Boeing's chief executive Jim Albaugh said that 2009 had been "not without its challenges", but said that the future was brighter. | |
| "With signs of economic recovery emerging in 2010, we look forward to better days ahead," he said. | |
| Unfulfilled orders stood at 3,375 by the end of the year, with 851 of those for the 737 Dreamliner. | |
| The Dreamliner, which saw its first flight in 2009, is now slated for first deliveries at the end of 2010 following numerous delays. | |
| Boeing's European competitor Airbus is due to report its order figures on 12 January. |