Emirates places $2.6bn A380 order
Emirates airline has signed a letter of intent with Airbus for eight additional A380s, worth an estimated US $2.6 billion. The deal brings the total number of A380 double-decker aircraft that Emirates has on order to 55. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates airline and group, signed the agreement with Airbus president and CEO Louis Gallois, at the Paris Air Show.
Qatar orders worth $17 bln boost Airbus book
European planemaker Airbus landed $17 billion in orders from Qatar Airways at the start of the Paris air show on Monday including a new order for three A380 superjumbos.... Qatar had already ordered 3 of the A380 superjumbo aircraft with options for another two.