Airbus launches hostilities on this opening day of the Paris Air Show. The manufacturer has just placed a record order for 500 single-aisle A320 Family aircraft from Indian airline IndiGo. The European aircraft manufacturer was seen as the favorite for this order that was to surpass the initial one for 470 planes placed in February by Air India, according to sources on the sidelines of the annual meeting of Iata (the International Air Transport Association). ). Association) in Istanbul in early June.
An order worth more than 50,000 million dollars
Industry analysts say the order, which consists of devices to be delivered between 2030 and 2035, is worth $55 billion at list price. However, discounts are usually given by the manufacturers. Airbus and Boeing are also competing in separate negotiations to sell 25 A330neo or Boeing 787 widebody jets to Indigo, the sources said.
Reuters had previously reported in March that IndiGo, which has a 56% market share in India, was in talks with Airbus and Boeing to order 500 planes and that, if confirmed, it would be the largest ever to go through a single airline in terms of aircraft. of volume. IndiGo, one of Airbus’ largest customers, is also expecting delivery of almost 500 aircraft out of a total order of 830 A320 Family aircraft placed with the European manufacturer in 2019.
Another advertisement with the Saudi company Flynas
According to information from Bloomberg, Airbus has also concluded negotiations with the Saudi company Flynas regarding an order for 30 single-aisle aircraft for an amount of more than 3,000 million euros. Flynas announced last year its intention to increase order volume to 250 aircraft to become the first low-cost airline in the Middle East. It currently has a fleet of 50 aircraft, mostly Airbus A320, while around fifty aircraft have already been ordered from the European manufacturer.
Last Friday, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury was delighted with the return of the aviation industry “to the good old days of excitement” at the Paris Air Show. And rightly so, even before the opening of the event, the manufacturer had mentioned the conclusion of agreements for 60 A320 and 10 A350 without disclosing the identity of the delivered companies.
Source: BFM TV
