Airbus won a total of 211 orders and commitments at the 12th Dubai
Airshow worth US$20.5 billion, underlining outstanding demand for the
A320neo, and again proving its status as the fastest selling airliner
ever. The order intake includes 135 firm orders worth US$13.7 billion
(130 A320neo and five A380s) and 76 memorandum of understanding (MoU)
worth US$6.8 billion.
The State of Qatar’s national airline, Qatar Airways, has selected the A320neo as the reference aircraft for expanding its short to medium haul fleet and has increased its order for the A380. The agreement signed at the 2011 Dubai Airshow, is a firm contract for 50 A320neo aircraft and five additional A380s.
READ MOREDubai Emirates Airlines has selected a comprehensive package of Rockwell Collins avionics for 32 new Airbus A380 and 30 new Boeing 777 aircraft. Aircraft deliveries are in progress and will continue through 2015. The agreement was commemorated today at a signing ceremony at the Dubai Airshow.
READ MORE<span style="color: black;">Mubadala Aerospace, through its subsidiary
Horizon Flight Academy (Horizon), today announced at the Dubai Airshow a
joint venture (JV) with Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) to establish an
advanced flight training facility in the emirate dedicated to serving
global commercial and defense customers.</span>
