
Airbus' 153 orders for aircraft in the month of October provide the ifo to headquarters in Toulouse, France. Airbus figures to have outsold Boeing by approximately 30% year to date. Airbus officials confirmed 2013 orders of 1,215 aircraft through Oct. 31, compared with 955 orders Boeing booked between Jan 1 and October 29. The company is building a $600 million assembly line, the company's first on U.S. soil, at Mobile's Brookley Aeroplex; Airbus' gross aircraft orders for the first 10 months of 2013 total 1,265.