Airbus says 2014 gross orders rise 11 pct to 1,796 aircraft
January 13, 2015 at 05:08 AM EST
TOULOUSE, France, Jan 13 (Reuters) - European planemaker Airbus said on Tuesday that it won 1,796 gross aircraft orders before cancellations in 2014, up 11 percent from the previous year and ahead of U.S. arch-rival Boeing's tally of 1,550.