Airbus and rival on par

Jan 11 2008 by Alistair Houghton, Liverpool Daily Post

AIRBUS said its 2007 sales were neck-and-neck with arch-rival Boeing in a year which was the biggest-ever for commercial plane orders.

It meant shares in parent company EADS were given a lift, clos-ing up 2.65% at 19.35 euros (£14.62).

EADS chief executive Louis Gallois said Airbus, which builds its wings in Broughton near Chester, had seen an “exceptional 2007”.

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