European planemaker Airbus beat Boeing in the race for new business last year, swelling its total order book to a record $1 trillion, but remained behind on deliveries as Boeing extended its lead as the world's largest jetmaker.<br />The planemaking division of Airbus Group grabbed 1,036 net plane orders after cancellations, it said on Tuesday, down 29 percent from 2014, compared with Boeing's tally of 768, a fall of 46 percent.<br />Both planemakers experienced a slowdown after two years of heavy orders, and amid concerns over the impact of economic jitters and low oil prices on demand for fuel-saving jets.<br />Despite that, deliveries of popular models grew, reflecting industry forecasts of persistent growth in traffic.
