Boeing says airplane orders topped cancellations last month

Boeing easily beat rival Airbus in orders for new planes last month, but Chicago-based Boeing trailed its European rival in delivering planes to airline customers. Boeing said Tuesday that it took orders for 31 planes in July while 17 others were canceled, resulting in a net gain of 14. It was Boeing’s sixth straight month of positive net orders after seeing cancellations exceed orders for most of 2020.