Qatar Airways' jet order gives Airbus a boost

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Airbus came out fighting on the first day of the Paris Air Show, saying it has won enough orders to launch its mid-sized A350 jet after beating the rival Boeing 787 to a 60-plane deal with Qatar Airways.
After a run of bad news for the European plane maker, Qatar Airways announced that it chose to buy up to 60 A350s instead of Boeing's "Dreamliner."

Although the Doha-based carrier also said it plans to buy at least 20 Boeing 777s, the A350 announcement is a major boost for Airbus and a blow to Chicago-based Boeing Co -- which had hoped Qatar would add to the 266 Dreamliner orders already on its books.

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