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EADS boss sees strong Airbus orders at Paris Airshow

Airbus chief executive Tom Enders said Airbus would not repeat the “exceptional” tally of more than 700 orders seen at the Paris Airshow two years ago, but still expects solid demand as airlines modernize their fleets.

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European planemaker Airbus expects to sign orders for hundreds of passengers jets at next week’s Paris Airshow, the head of parent company EADS said.

Chief executive Tom Enders’s remarks came on the eve of the first flight of the company’s newest jet, the A350, which he described as a dynamo for tens of thousands of European jobs.

Enders said Airbus would not repeat the “exceptional” tally of more than 700 orders seen at the Paris Airshow two years ago, but he became the latest top executive to underscore resilient demand as airlines worldwide modernize their fleets.

“We should be good for a couple of hundred Airbus orders,” he told journalists in Paris, then clarified that he expected “a few hundred orders.”

Airbus dropped behind arch-rival Boeing in the order race last year but puled back into the lead in the first quarter.

Boeing this week played down expectations for a large batch of orders at the June 17-23 Paris Airshow, saying it put less emphasis on such events.

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