Emirates, Qatar Airways to order A380s at Paris Air Show
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Dubai-based airline Emirates and Qatar Airways are to announce new orders for the Airbus A380 superjumbo at the Paris Air Show this week, with Emirates to take up to 10 additional superjumbos, a company source told AFP on Monday.
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Airlines from India, among the fastest growing by passenger volume in the world, will be wooed by aircraft manufacturers at the Paris Air Show this week but are unlikely to be major buyers.
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Qatar Airways will seek compensation from Airbus for late delivery of the A380 and might stall orders, the firm has said.
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Aviation authorities were set  on Tuesday to declare Airbus's mammoth new A380 aircraft safe  for commercial flight, capping six years of development for the  world's largest airliner, which has been hit by production  delays.
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By Jean-Michel Belot and Michael Smith TOULOUSE, France  - Planemaker Airbus threw a hugemedia party Tuesday for the A380 -- overweight, overbudget andstill on the ground, but hailed as the world's largest airlinerwhich its designers say will reshape aviation.
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The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus hopes to win 20 new orders from at least two new airlines for its A380 superjumbo this year, its commercial director has said.
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British Airways said on Thursday it had ordered 12 Airbus superjumbo A380s and 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes.
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Air France  announced a $7  billion aircraft order on Thursday, split between Airbus   and Boeing .
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European planemaker Airbus  landed $17 billion in orders from Qatar Airways at the start of  the Paris air show on Monday including a new order for three  A380 superjumbos.
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The Airbus A380 starts a global journey which will take in the North and South Poles on the last of a series of test flights before it applies for its air safety certificate.
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The European consortium Airbus is consolidating its order book for the new A380 aircraft thanks to a highly symbolic US purchase a week before the official unveiling of the world's biggest passenger jet.
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Airbus turned the Paris Air Show into a festival of new orders on Wednesday, announcing a giant deal with Indian group Kingfisher Airlines and boasting that its order book had swollen by 75 billion dollars (56 billion euros) this week.
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LE BOURGET, France  - U.S. Airways  confirmed an order for 22 Airbus A350 XWB mid-sized jets on Monday and handed the European planemaker orders for another 70 planes in a package worth a total of $10 billion at list prices.
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The Gulf state of Qatar signed an order Wednesday for 80 Airbus A350 aircraft worth 16 billion dollars (12 billion euros), the largest contract to date for the plane, officials said.
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A raft of orders at the Paris Air Show this week has boosted Airbus's fortunes and handed back the European plane maker the lead in overall airplane sales bookings for 2007 from rival Boeing Co. -- at least so far.
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U.S. Airways   confirmed an order for 22 Airbus A350 XWB mid-sized jets on  Monday and handed the European planemaker orders for another 70  planes in a package worth a total of $10 billion at list  prices.
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The Airbus A380, the world's largest civilian airliner, is to receive its air worthiness certificate from US and European authorities on December 12, the Airbus test flight director said.