Airbus

Airbus to get '10 years of visibility'

PARIS - Emiratesvoice

A $16 billion deal with Emirates airline for A380 superjumbos will give Airbus "at least 10 years of visibility", the European manufacturer's CEO Tom Enders said in an interview published Sunday. Emirates announced the deal on Thursday to buy 36 Airbus A380s - just days after the group said it would have to halt production without new orders. The dealRead more

Emirates throws Airbus A380 a lifeline

Paris - Emiratesvoice

Emirates Airlines said Thursday it has struck a $16 billion deal to buy 36 Airbus A380 superjumbos just days after the European manufacturer said it would have to halt production without new orders. The company said it had placed firm orders for 20 of the double-decker aircraft with options for a further 16. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2020.EmiratesRead more

Emirates announces $16 bn deal

Dubai - Emiratesvoice

Airbus gets early 2018 jump on rival Boeing

Mexico City - Emiratesvoice

Airbus got an early jump on rival Boeing for 2018 with news Tuesday that low-cost Mexican airline Volaris has ordered 80 of its popular A320 planes for a total $9.3 billion. The planned purchase, which entails deliveries over the next eight years, comes after the European Aerospace giant overtook Boeing last year in terms of aircraft orders, booking 1,109 againstRead more

Emirates announced $16 bn deal for 36 A380s for $16 bn

Dubai - Emiratesvoice

Emirates Airlines said Thursday it has struck a $16 billion deal to buy 36 Airbus A380 superjumbos just days after the European manufactuer said it would have to halt production without new orders. The company said it had placed firm orders for 20 of the double-decker aircraft with options for a further 16. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2020.Read more

Airbus warns A380 programme at risk

London - Emiratesvoice

Airbus said on Monday that it might have to end production of the double-decker A380 superjumbo jet, having booked no new orders for the plane in two years. The European aerospace group had been banking on another big order from main client Emirates in November, but the Dubai-based airline decided instead to buy 40 of Boeing’s Dreamliners. Airbus’s decision in 2007 toRead more

Production of Airbus A380 hinges on Emirates deal

Dubai - Emirates Voice

Airbus, the European plane manufacturer, will stop making its A380 superjumbo if it fails to strike a long-term deal with Emirates, the largest operator of the aircraft, which would guarantee a steady order over a decade. “Quite honestly…if we can’t work out a deal with Emirates, there is no choice but to shut down the programme,” Airbus’ outgoing chief salesmanRead more

Airbus flies past Boeing in aircraft orders in 2017

PARIS - Emiratesvoice

European aerospace giant Airbus overtook its arch-rival Boeing in terms of aircraft orders last year, but still lagged behind it in terms of deliveries, according to new data published on Monday. Airbus said in a statement it booked 1,109 aircraft orders and a record 718 deliveries in 2017. By comparison, US rival Boeing booked 912 orders and 763 deliveries. “Airbus’Read more

Airbus to drop A380 aircraft if Dubai’s Emirates will not sign long-term supply deal

PARIS - Emiratesvoice

Airbus said Monday it will stop making the costly A380 superjumbo if it can’t strike a long-term deal with the airline Emirates for a steady supply of the planes. Abandoning the A380 would be a disappointing defeat for Airbus, which spent many years and many billions developing the double-decker behemoth, even as skeptics questioned the whether it could generate enoughRead more

Airbus says booked 1,109 aircraft orders, 718 deliveries in 2017

Paris - Emiratesvoice

European aerospace giant Airbus said Monday it booked 1,109 aircraft orders in 2017 and a record 718 deliveries. In terms of orders, Airbus overtook arch-rival Boeing, which booked 912 orders last year. But the European planemaker still lagged behind the US group in terms of deliveries, after Boeing handed over 763 aircraft to its customers in 2017.Read more