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DARK SECRETS: Boeing snubbed as airline places record airbus order | Rare Historical Photos

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Saudia Group, owner of Saudia airline and budget carrier flyadeal, has placed a surprise order for 105 Airbus planes just months after Boeing had been tipped to win the contract.

The group ordered the narrow-body aircraft on Monday, marking a bounce-back for European planemaker Airbus, with the order estimated to be worth close to $19 billion.

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