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Paris Airshow 2007
EHM-1703 Philip:
Day 1 - Airframes Sold
Boeing:
6 x 777F - GECAS
40 x 739ER - Lion Air (previously an Unidentified order)
Total Announced - 46
Net Boeing - 6 (less those already booked)
Airbus:
3 x A320, 80 x A350, 3 x A380 - Qatar Airways
60 x A320, 10 x A332, 22 x A350* - US Airways
8 x A380 - Emirates Air
30 x A320 - Jazeera Airways
2 x A320 - Nouvelair
60 x A320 - GECAS
12 x A350**, 7 X A320 - ALAFCO
25 x A320 - S7 Airways
2 x A380, 18 x A320 - Air France
* 20 A350 already booked on Airbus' Order spreadsheet
** 12 A350 already booked on Airbus' Order spreadsheet
Total Airbus - 342
Net Airbus - 310
Breakdown - A320 = 205, A330 = 10, A350 = 114, A380 = 13
HMMMM! I bet it was a good day to be in Toulouse today! I hope Airbus have not done all their business on the first day! ;)
Rumours are rife that American Airlines may have a big 787 order to announce yet!
Will keep you posted
EHM-1001 Robert:
80 A350 at once ??? I think I must train myself as a RW pilot ;D
EHM-1689 Lukasz:
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80 A350 at once ??? I think I must train myself as a RW pilot ;D
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Yes, but it's only order's confirmation. Qatar Airways ordered 80 A350 on 30 May 2007 - on that day the agreement was signed.
EHM-1821 Javier:
yay!!! Airbus owns!!! ;D;D;D
EHM-1703 Philip:
Lukasz,
That is an interesting point, I was reading a lot about this yesterday and was quite surprised to find out that both manufacturers report orders in completely different ways.
The Qatar order was not put on to Airbuses books until yesterday. In May, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed but the order was not "Firmed up" and the final contracts signed until yesterday which was when it becomes official and a legally binding contract between both companies.
Boeing work slightly differently, when they receive a MOU from a customer, the order goes on their books which is why the Lion Air contract above was not a "New Order". The prior airbus orders above that were already on their books were signed off previously but the contracts had to be renegotiated as the specifics of the plane had changed.
Still, it was a pretty blinding day for Airbus, they over doubled their order book for the year in one day! Although I am sure Boeing will have a few tricks up their sleeve.... Probably leaving the big announcements till later in the week. The US Airways announcement was the big shock though, it would seem most people in the industry expecting at least some of that to go to Boeing!
The thing that really surprises me is that the A32X series is still so popular with Airlines. The A320 has essentially not been changed for almost 20 years!!!!
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