Next to it sits a picture from the 70s with the iconic, wide-bodied gas guzzlers of the era that helped define why, to the rest of the world, everything seemed bigger in America.

Whereas in Paris carriers splurged on single-aisle planes, the rise of long-haul budget carriers could boost sales of wide-bodied craft in the next few years.

On the opening day of the Farnborough International Air Show, he unveiled three versions of its newly redesigned, wide-bodied A350 model.