Airbus extends lead over Boeing with 415 jet sales in October

Airbus had 415 airplane orders in October, including its largest ever from a single airline, extending a wide lead over Boeing, which has been hit by the grounding of its 737 MAX. The Airbus deals, including a record order for 300 aircraft from India’s IndiGo announced last week, brought the January-October total to 718 aircraft or a net 542 after cancellations. Boeing has reported 170 orders through end-September, the latest period for which data is available, or a net total of 54 after cancellations.