Boeing orders fall by half in 2015 but deliveries hit record

New York

BOEING'S aircraft orders fell by nearly half in 2015 even as deliveries rose to an annual record, the aerospace giant said on Thursday.

Boeing said that net orders for new commercial aircraft fell to 768 last year from 1,432 in 2014, putting it behind rival Airbus, which is expected to report well over 1,000 orders for last year.

But, encouraged by continued healthy passenger growth in the airline industry and sharply lower fuel prices, Boeing was able to st…