[1/2] An Air India Airbus A320-200 aircraft takes off as an IndiGo Airlines aircraft waits for clearance at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India, July 7, 2017.
Picture taken July 7, 2017./File PhotoPARIS, July 7 (Reuters) - Record demand from India sharply increased Airbus (AIR.PA) orders in June to leave the European planemaker with 1,044 net orders in the first half of the year, data showed on Friday.
In a bulletin, Airbus officially booked orders for 500 jets from budget carrier IndiGo (INGL.NS) and 250 from Air India that were announced or finalised at last month's Paris Airshow.
Airbus gross orders before cancellations stood at 1,080 aircraft in the first half.
By comparison, Airbus won 442 orders or a net total of 259 after cancellations in the first half of 2022.
Persons:
Vallabhbhai, Tim Hepher, Jason Neely
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