Boeing Edges Past Airbus at Farnborough as Trust Slowly Returns

Boeing Edges Past Airbus at Farnborough as Trust Slowly Returns

Boeing did something at the Farnborough Airshow this month that it hadn’t managed in four years. The American manufacturer tallied more aircraft orders than Airbus. Not by much. Just 173 to the European rival’s 154. But the numbers told a story of tentative recovery. Airlines and lessors placed their bets. They signaled faith in a company still haunted by safety lapses and production headaches. Kelly Ortberg, Boeing’s chief executive, made his p…