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The 2015 edition of the Bourget Air Show is an opportunity for Airbus and Boeing to engage a real marking the pants. And the European consortium Airbus hit hard, Monday, June 15, at the opening of the Paris Air Show, multiplying releases new orders 115 firm orders have been announced in the morning
No. the two aircraft manufacturers does fall behind in the race for long-haul aircraft. Boeing stokes the fires to sell its 787 Dreamliner, while Airbus is working to fill the A350 order book, his last big long-haul carrier.
This is the American manufacturer who opened hostilities. Monday, June 15, he announced that Garuda Indonesia was interested in thirty copies of its Dreamliner (and thirty 737).
The reply was immediate at Airbus. The European aircraft manufacturer announced the signing of a letter of intent with the same Garuda, which this time wants to buy thirty A350. A contract valued at $ 8 billion (7.13 billion euros)
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A First for Regional 330-300
In the morning, then multiplied Airbus announcements, totaling 115 firm orders. The American GE Capital Aviation has ordered sixty A320 Neo, the re-engined version of the medium-haul Airbus for a catalog amount of 6.37 billion.
The rental group aircraft Air Lease Corporation will buy a long-haul A350-900, a medium-haul A321ceo and three A320ceo, a catalog for $ 700 million.
Airbus also announced that Saudi Arabian company Saudi Arabian Airlines wants to buy him twenty A330-300 and 30 single aisle Regional A320ceo for a catalog value of approximately $ 8 billion. “Saudi Arabian Airlines is the first airline to operate the new Airbus A330-300 Regional” , said Airbus.
Boeing closed the morning stating that Qatar Airways bought her 14 additional Boeing 777, including four cargo planes
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32,600 appliances 2034
This rivalry between the two manufacturers has continued at the occasion of the presentation of market forecasts at twenty, published Monday by Airbus.
On this occasion, John Leahy, commercial director of Airbus, said the market needs by 2034 to 32 600 aircraft. A windfall estimated at 4900 billion.
Airbus Figures are slightly behind those of Boeing, as Airbus does not take into account aircraft with fewer than 100 seats in its forecasts.
However, both manufacturers join to estimate that the global aircraft fleet will double by 2034. Thanks mainly to sales of single-aisle aircraft (aircraft whose cabin measures between three and four meters wide). A market in which Airbus hopes to carve the lion’s share: it already holds nearly 70% market share in this sector thanks to its best-selling A320 Neo
It is. Asia will “pull” the market for the next twenty years. Proof of this date half of the most important destinations will be located in Asia. The boss of Airbus sales provides that “emerging economies will account for six billion people during this period and will be the engine of growth in global passenger traffic. “
According to Airbus, the increase in traffic in this region of the world will be 5.8% per year, against only 3.8% per year in the West.
The emergence of the Chinese
However, Airbus and Boeing differ on their predictions of future needs in the market for very large aircraft. With 1550 Super Jumbo Airbus estimate is three times higher than that of the US.
“This is great,” c ommente a framework Airbus “Boeing no longer produces very large aircraft”. Especially, he adds, “this proves that the A380 with a bright future. “
To believe Mr. Leahy, ” there is a demand for the A380. ” In the future, the aircraft will be increasingly sought after by airlines in particular because of the development “mega cities and airport congestion. “
In twenty years, predicted even Mr. Leahy, Airbus against Boeing duel will be arbitrated by a third player, the Chinese manufacturers. By 2034, “they will be competitors but I’ll be retired” , quipped the boss of Airbus sales.
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