PARIS, July 11 (GCTL) - Airbus' orders fell by more than half in the first six months of the year as confusion over its product range hit the company's sale of wide-body aircraft throughout the second quarter, new figures showed on Monday.
The European planemaker, which is reeling from production difficulties and a recent management shake-up, said it had sold 117 aircraft from January to June, down from 276 in the same period last year. Deliveries, however, rose to 219 planes from 189.
Airbus has been lagging behind rival Boeing for some months as airlines wait for a re-launch of the long-range twinjet A350, which has been heavily outsold by the Boeing 787.
editors, GCTL