Aer Lingus boosts fleet as Airbus and Boeing up sales

The Airbus pavilion at the International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport yesterday. IAG ordered 14 of Airbus’ new long-range version of the A321 passenger jet for Aer Lingus and Iberia in order to boost their transatlantic routes. Picture: Eric Piermont

IAG’s boosting of Aer Lingus’ transatlantic fleet contributed to Airbus and Boeing landing more than $17bn (€15.2bn) in plane deals on day two of the Paris Airshow as their sales teams scrapped for orders after a downturn in business and the grounding of Boeing’s top-selling jet.