Boeing orders up
The Boeing Co. received a record 1,413 net commercial airplane orders during 2007, including best-ever orders for freighters.
Gross orders in 2007, which exclude cancellations and conversions, totaled 1,423.
The 2007 net result was an improvement over the 1,044 net orders Boeing secured in 2006.
Boeing freighters enjoyed a third consecutive record sales year, with 83 gross orders in 2007, compared with gross orders for 81 freighters in 2006.
Boeing orders up
