"Airbus shocks industry as orders beat rival BoeingBy Kevin Done, Aerospace Correspondent in Paris Published: January 17 2006 09:39 Last updated: January 17 2006 09:39Airbus surprised the aircraft industry by claiming it had outsold Boeing last year by winning the most new orders for commercial aircraft despite a record sales drive by its US rival.The announcement took the aerospace industry by surprise, as Airbus disclosed that it had secured 1,111 gross new orders in 2005 compared with the 1,029 claimed earlier this month by Boeing and said it had booked 38 per cent of the orders in December alone after trailing Boeing for the rest of the year."in FT, 2006-01-17
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"Airbus shocks industry as orders beat rival BoeingBy Kevin Done, Aerospace Correspondent in Paris Published: January 17 2006 09:39 Last updated: January 17 2006 09:39Airbus surprised the aircraft industry by claiming it had outsold Boeing last year by winning the most new orders for commercial aircraft despite a record sales drive by its US rival.The announcement took the aerospace industry by surprise, as Airbus disclosed that it had secured 1,111 gross new orders in 2005 compared with the 1,029 claimed earlier this month by Boeing and said it had booked 38 per cent of the orders in December alone after trailing Boeing for the rest of the year."in FT, 2006-01-17