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European planemaker Airbus beat Boeing in the race for new business last year, swelling its total order book to a record $1 trillion. But as Grace Pascoe reports it remains behind on deliveries as Boeing extends its lead as the world's largest jetmaker.
European planemaker Airbus beat Boeing in the race for new business last year, swelling its total order book to a record $1 trillion. But as Grace Pascoe reports it remains behind on deliveries as Boeing extends its lead as the world's largest jetmaker.
Images of a Boeing factory in North Charleston, South Carolina as United Airlines unveiled an order of 100 new Boeing 787 Dreamliners with options for an additional 100 jets. The huge order, the largest by an American carrier for this class of aircraft, marks a victory for Boeing, which has targeted mid-decade as the period it expects to return to its pre-pandemic financial health after the 737 MAX scandal and other woes. The Boeing 787 aircrafts shown in the video are the same model but not the specific ones bought by United Airlines. IMAGES
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says the EU and US have agreed to prolong a truce holding off punitive tariffs in their 17-year trade row over aircraft builders Airbus and Boeing. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump hails a World Trade Organization ruling allowing Washington to retaliate against Europe's illegal support for Airbus as a big "win" for the United States. "We've had a lot of wins, this was a $7 billion win, not bad" says the President. SOUNDBITE