Boeing and Airbus Hit With $3 Billion Blow

Singapore Airlines (OTC: SINGY) will defer S$4 billion ($3 billion) in aircraft purchases and other capital expenditures, a fresh indication of the lasting impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on airlines and the aerospace manufacturers that rely on them. The decision will reshuffle the order books of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Airbus (OTC: EADSY), and shows why it is dangerous for investors to count on airplane order backlogs to judge the near-term health of these businesses. Until recently, Singapore had been among the world's fastest growing airlines, and a key customer for larger, international-focused planes.