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Airbus’ order backlog increasing further during the first six months of 2008 .

From January to June 2008, Airbus achieved a healthy gross order total of 525 aircraft units and leading market share of 52 percent which is worth 62 billion U.S. dollars.

The orders during the six-month period comprise 335 of A320 family aircraft, 105 for A330s, 82 for A350s and three for the A350s. Taking into account some cancellations and transfers to the all-new A350, the 487 net orders to June this year is almost double the number of deliveries occurring in the same period, thus expanding Airbus orders backlog by some 242 aircraft.

Furthermore, with additional orders expected during the Farnborough Air Show and beyond, this backlog will totally increase.

In general, the number of outstanding orders for Airbus planes has now reached almost 3,700 - an equivalent of around six years of production.