Airbus orders surge in November but lag Boeing

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Airbus confirmed on Friday it had sold 186 aircraft in November, putting it on the verge of meeting its goal for the full year but failing to close a gap with rival Boeing (BA.N).

 

Between January and November, Airbus sold 646 aircraft, or a net total of 585 after adjusting for cancellations.

 

Airbus delivered 516 aircraft in the same period.

 

The European planemaker announcement confirms figures reported by Reuters on Monday.

Airbus has set a target of 650 plane sales in 2012.

 

It also aims to sell more planes than it delivers, a milestone that it reached in the first 11 months of the year.

 

Airbus is poised to lose its crown as the world's largest planemaker to Boeing this year as the U.S. company catches up with demand for a new type of fuel-saving medium-haul jet.

 

Demand for the revamped A320neo handed Airbus a record 64 percent market share in 2011, but Boeing has raced past its rival in 2012 with strong sales of its competing 737 MAX.

 

When 2011 and 2012 years are combined, analysts say the two aircraft planemakers are expected to maintain a roughly equal share of the $100 billion global passenger jet market.

 

The two planemakers are locked in an advertising war fuelled by conflicting claims about the merits of the upgraded aircraft.

 

Boeing sold 1,156 jets between January 1 and December 4 and took cancellations for 104, leaving net orders of 1,052, according to latest available data on the company's website.

 

Boeing delivered 537 aircraft in the first 11 months.

 

Airbus last lost the annual order race in 2006 and has outdelivered its rival for the past nine years.

 

November's new business for the EADS (EAD.PA) subsidiary is worth at least $16 billion at list prices and includes 100 orders for Airbus A320-family jets from an undisclosed buyer.

 

It also includes a final agreement to buy 36 single-aisle planes from China Aircraft Leasing Company, provisionally announced at the Farnborough Airshow in July.

 

Confirmation of business from a new Chinese leasing buyer came as sources familiar with the matter said a Chinese group was in talks to buy U.S. giant International Lease Finance Corp (AIG.N) in a sign of the sector's fast growth.

 

Boeing said on Thursday customers had canceled orders for six planes worth nearly $2 billion, and booked orders for two planes worth $700 million at list prices.

 

The company didn't identify which customers had canceled or placed the orders. In a tally, Boeing showed cancellations for five 747 jumbo jets and a 767. The new orders were for two 747s.

 

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/07/us-airbus-orders-idUSBRE8B60PB20121207

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100 A320NEO for AirAsia Group.....

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AirAsia orders 100 more A320s

 

Another major order for ongoing growth at Asia’s largest low cost carrier

13 December 2012

AirAsia, the largest low cost airline in Asia, has placed a new order with Airbus for 100 more A320 Family aircraft. The contract covers an additional 64 A320neo and 36 A320ceo aircraft for operation across the carrier’s network.

 

The order was announced during a visit by British Prime Minister David Cameron to the Airbus wing manufacturing facility at Broughton in the UK, where Mr Cameron witnessed the signing of documents by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer, AirAsia and Fabrice Brégier, President & CEO, Airbus.

 

The contract reaffirms AirAsia’s position as the largest A320 Family airline customer in the world. Altogether, the carrier has now ordered 475 single aisle aircraft from Airbus, comprising 264 A320neo and 211 A320ceo. Over 100 aircraft have already been delivered to the airline and are flying out of its bases in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila and Tokyo.

 

Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia said during the signing: “We have three gold mines in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. On the other hand, Philippines and Japan have enormous potential growth. With these added aircraft, it goes in-line with our strategy to further build our already extensive network through new routes and added frequencies and allow AirAsia to maintain its market leadership."

 

“AirAsia is one of the great success stories of recent years in the airline business,” said Fabrice Brégier, President & CEO, Airbus. “The repeated confidence the airline places in the A320 is a clear endorsement of the reliability, efficiency and unbeatable operating economics offered by the world’s most modern single aisle product line.”

 

AirAsia’s all-A320 fleet currently flies to some 70 destinations on a route network spanning 20 countries across Asia. In addition, affiliate AirAsia X operates widebody A330-300s on longer services from Kuala Lumpur to Northern Asia and Australia.

 

The A320 Family is the world’s best-selling and most modern single aisle aircraft Family. To date, more than 8,800 aircraft have been ordered and over 5,300 delivered to more than 380 customers and operators worldwide.

 

Source: http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/airasia-orders-100-more-a320s/#

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1st time I ever heard of A320CEO... Salute anyway to AirAsia

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CEO = Current engine option

NEO = New engine option