DUBAI: Airbus said new orders fell by $ 30 billion on the second day of the Dubai Air Show after previous rounds of its biennial show saw its rival Boeing take the lion’s share of deals.
The biggest deal came from the Middle East’s largest airline, the Dubai-based Emirates, which announced it would buy an additional 20 Airbus A350s, bringing its total order to 50 aircraft.
Agreement worth $ 16 billion in price list. But the deal replaces a $ 21.4 billion deal reached in February for 70 Airbus planes, which included 40 planes.
From A330neo. Delivery is scheduled to start in 2023.
In another major announcement by Airbus, the airline announced that it will buy 120 new Airbus aircraft in a deal worth $ 14 billion at a list price.
Air Arabia, which operates primarily outside the emirate of Sharjah, has a fleet consisting entirely of Airbus. The new deal will include 73 A320neos, 27 A321neos and 20 A321 XLRs, with the first
Delivered in 2024.
The move comes as one of the country’s main airlines, Abu Dhabi Aviation Group, which recently announced a joint venture with Air Arabia to launch Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the first low-cost airline based in Abu Dhabi.
At the same time, Boeing used the public appearances of its executives at the Airshow to underline the airline’s commitment to safety after two planes were killed.
About 350 people took off after taking off from Indonesia in October last year and from Ethiopia in March. Automated Plane
The flight control system played a role in pushing aircraft noses down until the aircraft crashed.
Plane crashes caused the Boeing 787 Max fleet around the world. The company is now working to meet
The deadline to enforce US regulatory approval for changes in the aircraft and train pilots to fly again by January.
Despite her problems, Max won a vote of confidence from at least one buyer at the Airshow. Turkey’s SunExpress has announced the purchase of an additional 10 737-8 Max aircraft, bringing its total order to 42. The deal is worth $ 1.2 billion, but airlines are likely to negotiate a better deal with Boeing talks with airlines over compensation for the plane. And access to settlements with relatives of the victims who died.
“We are confident that Boeing will provide us with a safe, reliable and efficient aircraft,” said SuxExpress CEO Jens Bischof. “This requires the undisputed validity of the model … Our top priority at SunExpress has been and remains safety.”
The company is headquartered in the Turkish coastal city of Antalya and is owned by Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa.
It is not the first major order of the aircraft since its landing. In June, just two months after the Max II crash, one of the world’s largest airline groups – IAG – announced its intention to buy 200 aircraft.
Meanwhile, Boeing announced its partnership with Abu Dhabi’s leading airline, Etihad Airways, on Monday, unveiling one of the world’s most fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft. This comes as Etihad seeks to save on fuel and position itself as more
An environmentally conscious choice for travelers.
Etihad Airways’ Greenliner is a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that will depart on its first route from Abu Dhabi to Brussels in January 2020. Etihad Airways Chief Executive Tony Douglas described the aircraft as an aviation laboratory for tests that could benefit the entire industry.
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