Wednesday May 7, 08:41 PM
Airbus says outpaces Boeing on orders
PARIS (AFP) - European aircraft maker Airbus (Paris: NL0000235190 - news) said Wednesday it is outpacing Boeing (NYSE: BA - news) so far this year, winning 397 orders in the four months to April compared with 346 for its US rival.
It said it had 432 orders in all in the period, but 35 cancellations.
Medium-haul planes dominated, with 290 A320s ordered compared with 235 of Boeing's 737 workhorse series.
Airbus said that for its long-haul aircraft -- the A330, A340 and A350 -- it had won 104 orders while Boeing had 109 for its 777 and 787 models.
There were three orders for the A380 superjumbo whilst Boeing had two orders for its 747.
Airbus said it delivered 162 aircraft in the four months compared with 155 for Boeing.
Last year, Airbus won 1,341 orders compared to Boeing's 1,413, but delivered 453 planes compared to 441.
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