PARIS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Australian airline Qantas ordered eight more A380 super jumbo planes from EADS subsidiary Airbus, taking its total order for the delay-hit 550-passenger plane to 20, Airbus said on Thursday.
It follows a decision by Singapore Airlines on Wednesday to order nine additional A380 planes.
Qantas also ordered an extra four Airbus A330-200 jets......
On the basis of catalogue prices, the A380 order represents over $2.4 billion and the A330-200 jest some $550 million but Airbus has been offering to supply additional A380 planes at a discount instead of paying penalties for delays.
"The A380 is clearly the most suitable aircraft for Qantas to meet passenger traffic growth on our dense long haul routes," Qantas chief executive officer Geoff Dixon was quoted as saying at a signing ceremony in Sydney....