The battle for aircraft supremacy between Boeing and Airbus heated up on Monday as Virgin America confirmed they had placed an order for 30 new Airbus A320 NEO’s and 30 of the existing A320’s the new NEO features advanced engines which are 15% more efficient.
The move is significant as Airbus have overtaken Boeing in Net orders, the Boeing 737 is the same size as the A320 and together make up 44% of commercial aircraft in service. Airbus orders for 2010 were 570 with Boeing trailing at 530.
Boeing claim they are not fazed by the order book for the A320 NEO as only existing Airbus customers have ordered them. Analysts will merit the achievement based on whether they can poach traditionally Boeing customers.
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
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