SkyGazer From Australia, joined Feb 2007, 79 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 years 3 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1222 times:
Going by Boeing's orders page, it seems that for any cancellations/conversions of orders, they just decrease the number from the current year's totals.
For example, listed on the page currently are:
-4 x 744s cancelled/converted into 77Ws for PR
-2 x 777s converted into 787s for AC
They take these numbers off this year's totals to get a "net orders" count. Wouldn't it be more accurate and reflective of yearly orders by adjusting orders in the year that they were first made?
For example, in whichever year those 4x PR 744s were ordered, an adjustment to the yearly count for that year could be made and displayed.
SEPilot From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 6256 posts, RR: 39 Reply 1, posted (6 years 3 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 1078 times:
Quoting SkyGazer (Thread starter): They take these numbers off this year's totals to get a "net orders" count. Wouldn't it be more accurate and reflective of yearly orders by adjusting orders in the year that they were first made?
The problem with this approach is that the previous year's (or two) would never be final; this system has the advantage of being able to announce a final total for the year that will stand, and to deal with cancellations/changes when they actually occur. After all, as of Dec. 31, 2006 those orders were legitimately on the books, which has real consequences for the accountants. To change it after the fact also has accounting consequenses, which would be a nightmare if it were continually revisited.
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