Airbus, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial planes, has won a massive aircraft order from South Korea's Asiana Airlines at the Farnborough International Air Show.

Asiana has agreed to buy 30 of Airbus' A350 planes in a deal worth $7.2 billion and delivery of the aircraft will begin in 2016.

The airline will operate the aircraft on its regional and long haul routes.

"The A350 will play a key role in the Asiana fleet of the future," said Park Chan-Bup, chief executive of Asiana.

"We are ensuring that we will remain at the forefront of the airline industry, offering our passengers the very highest levels of comfort."

Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire ends on July 20th.

The Asiana order comes after a spate of orders for Airbus airliners, which will surely help safeguard thousands of jobs at Airbus' wing manufacturing plant at Broughton, near Chester.