Narrowbody sales to major leasing companies dominated commercial airplane order activity during a busy month of June for Boeing and Airbus, each of which saw their backlogs padded significantly during the Paris Air Show. By while Airbus won the race for commitments during the biannual event, by the end of the month Boeing outsold the European manufacturer in terms of firm orders by a count of 161 to 135.

For Boeing, Dutch lessor AerCap accounted for the bulk of its backlog addition with a firm order for a hundred 737 Max jets. More narrowbody sales for the Chicago-based manufacturer came from Ireland’s SMBC Aviation capital, which placed a firm order for another 10 Max jets, while a pair of unidentified customers signed for seventeen 737-800s and four 737-900ERs, respectively.

In the widebody arena, Qatar Airways gave a welcome boost to both the 777X and a freighter version of the current 777 with orders for 10 and four, respectively. The order for the four 777Fs not only signal Qatar’s confidence in a continuing resurgence of the cargo market, but it helps Boeing build its so-called production bridge to first delivery of the 777X by 2020.

Unidentified customers accounted for the remainder of Boeing’s June tally, including 10 more 777Xs, four 787-9s, a VIP 787-8 and a single 747-8F.

For Airbus, investor confidence in both the current version of the A320 and the upcoming A320neo yielded a firm order for 45 A320neos and 15 A321neos from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), while Dubai-based International Airfinance Corporation signed for 30 A320ceos (current engine option). Other narrowbody transactions included orders for nine A320neos from LionAir, six A321ceos from VietJet Air, two A320ceos and one A321ceo from Air Lease Corporation, three A320ceos from Japanese budget carrier Peach Aviation and a single A320ceo from Atlantic Airways.

Widebody business included yet another sale during Paris to International Airfinance Corporation, which took 20 A330-300s for lease to Saudi Arabian Airlines. As a result, Saudia will become the launch operator for the new A330 Regional variant, at least temporarily laying to rest skepticism about that airplane’s marketability.

Further widebody orders came from Air Lease Corporation, which signed for a single A350-900 and an A330-200. Finally, Airbus Defense and Space accounted for another A330-200, which Airbus Group plans to outfit as a Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) for the French military.

The June bookings increased Airbus’s net order count through the first half of this year to 348 airplanes. Boeing’s order count for the first six months stands at 281.