Paris Air Show 2013: Airbus beats Boeing and books almost US$70 billion.

This recent Salon has shown us the dynamic of aeronautic industry, in terms of jobs, orders, commitment, projects and airline traffic. Asia and Golf republics lead the market.    

In this perspective, Airbus won US$68.7 billion worth of business
for a total of 466 aircraft. The deals comprise Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for 225 aircraft worth US$29.4 billion and firm purchase orders for 241 aircraft worth US$39.3 billion.

easyJet orders 100 A320neos plus 35 A320ceos ; Lufthansa with the firming-up of 100 more aircraft ; Hong Kong Aviation Capital for 60; ILFC for 50; Spirit for 20; and Tunisia’s Syphax Airlines for three . Air France-KLM placed a firm order for 25 A350-900s; Singapore Airlines, orders 30 more A350-900s; United Airlines also placed an additional A350 order for 10 A350-1000s, it brings its total A350 orders to 35 and also upgrades its previous order for 25 A350-900s to the larger A350-1000 model to replace its Boeing 777s.

Sri Lankan signed a commitment for four A350-900s to complement an order for six A330-300s  

The flagship A380 received a commitment for 20 aircraft from Doric Lease Corp, in a deal worth more than $8 billion.

 “Our A350 XWB has been out-selling the 787 by better than 2- to-1 over the last five years. In addition our A320neo Family retains a 60 percent market share lead. Said John Leahy, Airbus’s Chief Operating Officer, Customers.

About Airbus!

Airbus is the world’s leading commercial aircraft manufacturer producing the most modern and efficient airliners in every category, from the single-aisle A320 Family up to the world’s largest airliner, the A380. Airbus has design and manufacturing facilities in France, Germany, the UK, and Spain as well as subsidiaries in the US, China, Japan and in the Middle East. Headquartered in Toulouse, France, Airbus is an EADS company.