Airbus secured more aircraft orders yesterday, raising its total to $21 billion at this week's subdued Paris Air Show, while rival Boeing opted not to announce new sales following last week's Air India 787 crash.

STORY: The Paris Air Show is usually a battle between Boeing and Airbus to see who can announce the most big deals.But this year the contest appears to be a bit one-sided.By Wednesday, Airbus had trumpeted a string of deals totalling $21 billion in all.

The business at Paris air show came to a close on 19 June after 591 commercial aircraft commitments were made across the event's four days, according to FlightGlobal data.