Airbus' now costing more $$
June 20, 2005
European planemaker Airbus has raised the list price of its A380 twin-deck by about USD$10 million, the Financial Times Deutschland newspaper said on Monday, citing a company spokesman.
The A380 superjumbo will cost USD$282 million-USD$302 million depending on how it is equipped, roughly USD$10 million more than an earlier range of USD$272.6 million to USD$292.5 million, the newspaper said.
Airbus is also raising prices on its planned A350 model, which the company hopes to begin building later this year.
The A350, which will compete with the new Boeing 787, will cost USD$158.6 million to USD$165.3 million, up from an earlier price tag of USD$153.5 million.
The larger A350-900 version will cost USD$176 million to USD$182.6 million, against an earlier price of USD$170 million.
The popular A320 will be priced at USD$62 million to USD$66.5 million, up from USD$60.8 million to USD$64.3 million.
Typically customers are given a discount that can amount to as much as 30 percent of the list price, the newspaper said.
(Reuters)