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7/9/07

Airbus overtakes Boeing with 680 firm orders in first half 2007 - UPDATE - Forbes.com


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Airbus overtakes Boeing with 680 firm orders in first half 2007

Airbus took 680 firm orders in the first half of 2007, according to figures published on its website today, and has overtaken US rival Boeing (nyse: BA - news - people ) which notched up 544 orders for the year to July 3.

Of the 680 orders received in the first half of the year, 392 were for Airbus' medium-range aircraft and 279 for its long-range jets (152 for the A350, including 141 at the Paris Air Show, and 127 for the A330 and A340).

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