The British aviation industry orders have reached record levels last month, boosted by the Farnborough Air Show.

Firm orders for a total of 650 aircraft and 1,000 aircraft engines were made in July; an all-time monthly high, said aerospace, defence and security trade organisation ADS.

The orders were worth £1.7 billion to the UK economy and took the order book to 12,000 aircraft and 21,000 engines: totals that are estimated to be worth between £135 billion and £155 billion over the next nine years.

The volume of firm orders was unprecedented

ADS Group chief executive Paul Everitt said: “As an important event for the global aerospace industry, we expected to see a peak in orders during the Farnborough show.

“However, the volume of firm orders placed throughout July was unprecedented.”

He added: “Looking to rest of the year, we expect the focus to shift to maximising production and delivery numbers.

“Already this year, we have seen the number of aircraft being delivered increase significantly, putting us on track for a record-breaking year for aircraft deliveries, contributing more than £10 billion to the UK already this year.”