Update 1: AirAsia Opts for Airbus Aircraft
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Malaysian budget airline AirAsia will buy 40 A320 aircraft from Airbus at heavily discounted prices in a deal worth about US$1.4 billion (euro1.05 billion) to kickstart its route-expansion plan, sources said Thursday.
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Airbus, the European aircraft maker, has scored a strategic victory over its US rival Boeing by capturing a key order for 40 new aircraft from AirAsia, the fast-growing Malaysian low-cost carrier.
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The Irish aircraft leasing group AWAS has ordered 75 medium-haul Airbus A320 planes, Airbus announced on Wednesday.
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The EU reiterates support for Airbus, amid reports that airline Lufthansa is mulling a major deal with rival Boeing.
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SIA receives offers from both Airbus (the A330-200) &amp; Boeing (the 7E7) for its regional routes. Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday said it would buy up to 31 long-range Boeing 777s in an order worth up to
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PARIS Airbus announced Friday that it would move ahead with two new long-range versions of its widebody A330 aircraft to cobble together a competitor for Boeing&#39;s planned new 7E7.
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Singapore Airlines, Asia&#39;s most valuable flag-carrier, said Wednesday it had ordered up to 31 long-range Boeing 777-300 jetliners as it expands its fleet, but was for now spurning the US planemaker&#39;s new Dreamliner 7E7.
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AIRBUS has landed its second- biggest aircraft order, after the budget operator Air Berlin ordered 70 Airbus A320s in a deal worth Â£2.
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India&#39;s only budget carrier Air Deccan agreed on Tuesday to buy 30 A320 planes from Airbus in a deal the European planemaker said was worth USD$1.8 billion at list prices.
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Airbus has won an order from Kuwaiti airline Jazeera for four A320 aircraft, with an option on four more, the Eurpean aircraft maker said.
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NEW PLANE: Airbus gets the go-ahead from its owners to start taking orders for the A350, a new mid-sized passenger plane it hopes will be the nemesis of its rival Boeing&#39;s 7E7.
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Airbus SAS, the world&#39;s largest maker of airplanes, said it received firm orders from China Eastern Airlines and Air China, two of the country&#39;s main carriers, to buy 26 planes.
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The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus took aim at rival Boeing with an announcement that it will go ahead and build the long-range, medium-size A350 to do battle with Boeing's 7E7 Dreamliner.
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KUALA LUMPUR : Shares in Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia rose sharply on their listing, doing well against a weaker broader market as investors bought into the low-cost concept, dealers said.
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PARIS - Airbus is poised to win a $5.2 billion order from Malaysia&#39;s AirAsia for its A320 short-haul aircraft, pushing out rival Boeing, which had been the budget airline&#39;s sole supplier, The Wall Street Journal reported today.
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C-117 writes &quot;The 15 Star Alliance member carriers decided to move ahead with a complete analysis and comparison of the Boeing 7E7 and Airbus A350, which could be seen as a setback for Boeing, as several airlines may delay potential orders while waiting
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AirAsia, the first budget carrier to be listed in Southeast Asia, made a solid debut Monday on the Malaysian stock exchange, while company officials said they&#39;ll decide within two months on plans to acquire 40 new aircraft.