Rival to Boeing says A380 orders ahead of schedule
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Airbus on Friday said it received an order from Thai Airways International for six superjumbo A380 planes. Free!
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British Airways handed US aerospace giant Boeing firm orders and options on Wednesday for aircraft worth 800 million pounds at list prices, in a blow to European rival Airbus.
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Boeing is expected to unveil a number of orders for its Dreamliner 787 aircraft at the Paris air show.
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European plane maker Airbus has booked more orders this year than US rival Boeing, figures showed Monday, a sign that demand remains strong for the group&#39;s aircraft despite recent production and design problems.
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Airbus has beat rival Boeing Co. with an order from Malaysia&#39;s budget-airline market, Air-Asia for as much as $5.2 billion of A320 jetliners, according to a published report.
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Airbus unveils its flagship A380 on Tuesday, the plane on which the company is betting its newfound status as the world's leading jet maker as well as the 10 billion euro (&#36;13 billion) cost of developing the "superjumbo."
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BOEING was given a significant lift in its battle for orders against Airbus, its European rival, yesterday when Japan Airlines (JAL) signed a deal for a fleet of its new 7E7 aircraft worth up to $6 billion (Â£3.1 billion).
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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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Boeing said that it had sealed a deal with British Airways, raising the number of orders for its long-awaited 787 Dreamliner plane to 790 during the last three years.
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The parent company of Airbus said its troubled A380 would face more delivery delays while it tackles wiring Âchallenges.Â
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Boeing Co.  said on Thursday it  was on track to deliver its new 787 Dreamliner planes in the  latter part of 2008, and expected a good year for new orders.
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European aircraft maker Airbus is facing further delays in the delivery of its A380 superjumbo airliner, for as much as six months, the financial newspaper Les Echos reported.
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Lufthansa and Emirates said Tuesday that their orders for A380 superjumbos will be delayed by up to a further year, and Airbus parent EADS was expected to reveal the full extent of production problems holding back its flagship jet program.
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Australia's Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd.   said on Tuesday it was close to signing an order for  new Boeing  planes worth up to US$2.6 billion ahead of  the launch of long-haul flights to the United States next year.
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Boeing Co. and its European rival Airbus SA both snagged new orders at the opening Monday of the world's biggest air show.
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Airbus parent EADS  announced  further delays in A380 deliveries on Thursday, but said it was  too early to gauge the delivery schedule or any financial  impact from the latest setbacks to the superjumbo.
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British Airways PLC divided its largest aircraft order in nine years between rival plane manufacturers Boeing Co. and Airbus on Thursday as the carrier moves to increase capacity on its long-haul routes.