“Good old time”: it is the return of the good old days, as Guillaume Faury himself, the head of Airbus, says. Over the past 6 months, more than 2,000 orders or order announcements have been placed for Airbus and Boeing.
The dynamic is incredible for the two aircraft manufacturers. Already for Airbus, stronger than ever, which with its A320 family is definitely the king of single-aisle aircraft. Airbus has more than 7,200 aircraft of all models on its order book, the equivalent of at least eight years of production.
But beware, because Boeing is back with a bang! The 737 Max crisis is over and the plane is selling again. Above all, if Airbus is the king of single-aisle aircraft, Boeing is still the king of long-haul aircraft and these are more expensive aircraft.
A high-flying business party
And the American intends to take advantage of Le Bourget to consolidate this position, while orders arrive from India, Saudi Arabia… Some companies have their sights set on the whole world and buy planes by the shovelful.
These orders are astronomical. Indian airline Indigo should confirm what is so far just a rumor: the huge order for 500 Airbus planes. Air India would order 300 planes from Boeing and there is talk of a future order from Turkish Airlines for 600 planes to be split between the two aircraft manufacturers.
In any case, we expect a high-level commercial meeting for this 54th show. Quite logical, given the prospects: in the next 20 years, the need for new aircraft would be between 40,000 and 50,000 aircraft, according to estimates.
The era of decarbonization
A control dynamic that is indeed reminiscent of these “good old days” for the world of aeronautics, except that the decoration of the battle changed completely. This edition of the show will also mark the entry into the 4th aeronautical revolution: that of decarbonization. After the flight, security, mass transportation, now is the era of decarbonization. Therefore, it is necessary to propose new solutions, technological leaps to sell. And there for manufacturers, it’s a bit like resetting the counters to zero.
Source: BFM TV
