Air Asia contract For 100 more Airbus A320 Jets

Malaysia based small cost carrier Air Asia has placed an order for hundred more Airbus aircraft. Even previous to this new agreement, Air Asia was Airbus’ best client in the world for A320 jets. The 100 new planes bring Air Asia's whole Airbus A320 orders to 475.  UK Prime Minister David Cameron presides over the official signing service at the UK Airbus wing manufacturing facility in Broughton for the statements US$9.3 billion contract.

 Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Brégier supposed in a journalists statement. The new order comprises 36 A320 with the present engine option and 64 A320 jets featuring the new engine option with 15% lower fuel consumption.

The Airbus A340 Jetliner Sell To UK Company

The two Airbus A340-500s will be the very last examples of the four-engine jetliner to be delivered brand-new from their French industrial unit and had previously been earmarked for stressed Indian carrier most famous KingfisherAirlines (KING.NS), industry sources say. Airbus has already halted manufacture of the A340, which came out in 1993 just earlier than changes in engine design and system allowed Boeing to develop its rival 777 with two engines in its place of four, allowing airlines to fly many routes at a lower cost.

Airbus department announce the 282-seat A340-500 aircraft, each among a range of 16,670 km (9,000 nautical miles), had be sold to AJW Capital Partners, aviation services group based in the UK. Airbus declined to mention on the environment to the sale, but industry sources have before said the only two A340s outstanding for sale had at first been built for Kingfisher.