IN BRIEF: Boeing claims increase in market share

Boeing claims increase in market share

Boeing, the US aircraft manufacturer, said it had increased its world market share over the first half of the year with 149 new orders for planes worth more than $12bn. Last year, the Seattle-based company received 120 orders. This year's orders do not include the deal announced last week by the ILF leasing company for 54 planes worth $2.25bn.