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By Tim Hepher and Joanna Plucinska PARIS (Reuters) -European planemaker Airbus is nearing a deal to sell A220 passenger jets to Polish carrier LOT after a hard-fought and politically charged contest with Brazilian planemaker Embraer,
Now, with the €4.5 billion ($4.9 billion) Phase 2 approaching in 2026 paving the way to develop several demonstrators including a flying demonstrator, a sensor testbed and a demonstrator powerplant, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury hinted that the transition from Phase 1B to Phase 2 is “not going to be easy.”
Airbus has released its newest Global Market Forecast indicating that between 2025 and 2044, around 43,420 new passenger and freighter aircraft will be needed.
Airbus on Friday named the head of its Canada operation, which oversees the A220 jet, to run its global supply chain.
PARIS—Reaching its airliner production goals is becoming “a bit more difficult every day,” Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says on the eve of the 2025 Paris Air Show. Yet the manufacturer's plans for ramping up output “remain the same.”
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The plane manufacturer said that the growth in air travel will require 43,400 new passenger and freighter aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years.
European planemaker Airbus is nearing a deal to sell A220 passenger jets to Polish carrier LOT after a hard-fought contest with Brazilian planemaker Embraer , industry sources said on Friday.
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The CEO of Commerical Aircraft at Airbus has laid the blame for a slow start to annual aircraft deliveries on issues surrounding engine supplies and lavatories.
Low-cost carrier AirAsia is poised to order about 100 regional jets at the Paris Air Show next week, with the Malaysian airline still undecided between the Airbus SE A220 or Embraer SA’s E2, according to people familiar with the matter.
Airbus revised up its forecast for airplane demand over the next 20 years on Thursday, telling investors and suppliers the air transport industry was expected to ride out the current wave of trade tensions.