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Farnborough Airshow orders top billion (AP)

Visitors walk pass aircraft on display at the Farnborough International Airshow, Farnborough, Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Aircraft orders at the Farnborough International Airshow this week have reached billion, indicating a rapid recovery in the sector, and more are expected on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Plane makers notched up more orders on the third day of the Farnborough International Airshow on Wednesday — bringing the tally past billion — as a resurgence in commercial aviation offset the gloom from governments' sharp cuts to defense programs.