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Airbus finalizes deal with Etihad

Airbus has orders for 84 aircrafts in November, including the largest civil aircraft deal of the year—51 planes ordered by Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways, which is worth more than $10 billion.

The final tally lead to a gross of 878 aircrafts for 2008, Airbus said in a statement. Last November, Airbus had three cancellations leaving the net total of aircrafts sold to 756, which is a sharp decline compared to last year. For 2008, Airbus is targeting 850 plane sales.

Airbus rival Boeing, which also has a 45-plane order from Etihad, has declared 646 gross orders and 640 net as of December 2, 2008.