So thatīs 9 more firm orders for the A380, 6 more options and a possible 6 more on top of that. Helps counteract the doom and gloom around the programme a bit...
BBC: Singapore boost for troubled A380
Singapore Airlines is to buy another nine Airbus A380 jets, despite heavy production delays to the super-jumbo.
The airline, which already has an order for 10 A380s, said the deal included an option to buy six more of the planes. The order will come as welcome news for European planemaker Airbus, which has been hit by delivery delays to its flagship A380 project.
Singapore Airlines said it also planned to buy 20 smaller Airbus A320 aircraft, in a deal worth $1.33bn (Ģ675m). The airline said the narrow-body A320 planes would be used by its regional carrier Silk Air. The firm, which is expected to take delivery of its first heavily-delayed A380 jet in late 2007, added that it planned to lease 19 A330 aircraft from Airbus.
On Tuesday, Thai Airways said it was considering ordering six more double-decker A380 aircraft, following compensation talks between it and Airbus over delivery delays to its outstanding order for the plane. "Airbus has proposed a discount for the purchase of six more A380s. That is one of the options we are considering for the compensation," said Thai Airways president Apinan Sumanaseni......