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Airbus secures 150-plane order with AirAsia in boon for Quebec aviation

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This March 6, 2018, photo shows a logo of Airbus group is displayed in front of its headquarters in Toulouse, western France. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Fred Scheiber)

MIRABEL — Airbus Canada says it will supply AirAsia with a massive order of 150 of its Canadian-made A220 jets in a multibillion-dollar coup for Quebec’s aviation industry.

Airbus, which makes the narrow-body planes north of Montreal in Mirabel, says the agreement with the low-cost Malaysian airline marks the largest single firm order in the manufacturer’s history.

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The Canadian Press