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PHOTO FILE: The Airbus logo is shown at Airbus headquarters in Blagnac, near Toulouse, France, on March 20, 2019. REUTERS / Regis Duvignau / File Photo
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus suffered more cancellations than orders at the end of March, leaving the European airline with a gloomy first quarter after five straight wins in the race to fly jet planes against its US rival Boeing. .
Airbus said Thursday it has won 62 gross orders in the first three months of 2019, but some 120 cancellations left it with a net number of 58 net orders.
Earlier this month, Colombian airline Avianca canceled an order for 17 Airbus A320 Neo aircraft and delayed deliveries of another 35 aircraft, according to a filed file.
Report by Matthias Blamont; Edited by Sarah White
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