By Joe Brock, Tim Hepher, Giulia Segreti and Paul Sandle PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus struck a deal with budget airline VietJet for up to 150 single-aisle jets at the Paris Airshow on Tuesday, where industry hopes for a return to tariff-free trade were given a boost by U.

Airbus clinched a $6.6B VietJet deal at the Paris Air Show, as analysts spotlight Boeing's supply gaps and Lockheed's AI-driven defense push.

The show is happening at a delicate time for Boeing, which is coming off its best month for sales in a year and a half and a deadly plane crash in India involving one of its aircraft.