Airbus is the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer
Airbus delivered a record number of aircrafts last year to take the claim of being the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer.
Boeing is their primary rival in this industry.
The company is however expecting a slowdown this year due to worsening economic conditions.
Airbus CEO Tom Enders said in a statement that [...]
China Commercial Aircraft to take on Airbus and Boeing
Airbus and Boeing are no longer the only two companies which are manufacturing commercial planes.
China has announced the establishment of China Commercial Aircraft which would develop regional aircrafts capable of carrying more than 150 passengers.
The company has received $2.7 billion in initial funding. It is supported by [...]
Malaysian Airline to buy 55 new Boeings
Malaysian Airline System Bhd is said to have placed orders for as many as 55 new Boeing narrow-body aircrafts.
This order is worth around $3.4 billion at market price of the planes.
This was revealed in reports in domestic newspapers.
The sources further said that these planes would be delivered from 2011 [...]
Air India to lease planes to update their fleet
Indian government owned Airline Company Air India has revealed that they are now considering leasing 10-15 aircraft this year.
The aim is to update their aging fleet of aircrafts as they are awaiting the deliveries of their ordered planes.
Boeing has just announced that they are delaying the [...]
Jet Airways buys five additional Airbus A330-200 aircraft
Indian airline company Jet Airways has revealed that they have placed orders for five more Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
The company needs these planes to replace their aging fleet and add new routes as they face intense competition in the domestic market.
Jet had previously placed order for 10 A330-200 aircraft [...]
Airbus to sell 160 planes to Chinese airline companies
Airbus has said that they have now signed on deals to sell around 160 passenger jets to Chinese airline companies.
This deal is worth around US$14.8 billion at market prices of the planes and it would help them move ahead of the rivals Boeing in terms of orders [...]
Air France considering acquiring 100 long-range aircrafts
Air France has said in a statement that they have asked for quotations from both Airbus and Boeing.
The company plans to purchase about 100 long-range aircraft. This order could be worth close to around $20 billion.
They are considering placing orders for plane types including Airbus A350 XWB and [...]
Qantas orders 188 new aircrafts
Australian airline company Qantas has revealed that they have placed orders for as many as 188 new aircrafts with both Boeing and Airbus.
The company aims to expand their presence in the South East Asian market.
Qantas reported that they have placed orders for 31 narrow-bodied Boeing B737-800 aircraft and 68 Airbus [...]
DAE Capital places a mega order with Airbus
DAE Capital has announced that they have now placed a mega order worth around USD 13.5 billion with Airbus.
The order is for 70 Airbus A320 and 30 A350 planes.
The company deals in leasing aircrafts to airline companies and they had sometime back signed a letter of intent to [...]
Emirates Airline prefers Airbus over Boeing for latest order
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has preferred Airbus over Boeing to place their latest order. They have in fact given Airbus their largest ever single-aircraft order.
They decided to pick the Airbus A350 airliner over Boeing’s rival 787. The order is worth close to around $35 billion at market price.
The [...]
