Airbus on Tuesday scored another success over Boeing by securing the first commitment for its planned A350 mid-market jet.

The European aircraft maker has pitched the aircraft against its rival's 7E7 Dreamliner, the US group's first all-new aircraft in more than a decade. Toulouse-based Airbus said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Air Europa, Spain's third-largest airline, which envisages delivery of 10 aircraft, with a further two on option, between 2010 and 2012.