PARIS, April 9 (Reuters) - Airbus jet

deliveries rose 12% in the first quarter, the European

planemaker said on Tuesday.

Deliveries reached 142 aircraft, confirming a Reuters report

on the quarterly total last week and leaving the France-based

company ahead of U.S. rival Boeing ( BA ), which delivered 83

commercial airplanes during the same period.

Airbus said it had won 170 new orders in the first quarter,

with no cancellations.

The tally includes an order for 33 wide-body planes from

Korean Air but does not yet reflect an order from

Japan Airlines ( JPNRF ) announced on the same day in March.

Boeing ( BA ) earlier reported 131 gross orders or a net total of

126 after cancellations. New business included an order from an

unidentified customer for 10 long-haul 777-9 jets.