Airbus announced Monday, August 17, confirmation by the Indian carrier IndiGo low costs of buying 250 single-aisle aircraft (airplanes with cabin measuring between 3 and 4 meters wide) of the A320neo family, the largest Airbus in number of devices. The transaction amount is more than $ 26.5 billion (23.9 billion euros), if one relies on catalog prices.
This is a record control number apparatus for the European aircraft manufacturer. Since 2005, IndiGo, the country’s largest airline in terms of market share, has ordered 530 A320 family. She was engaged on this last order in 2014, according to Airbus.
The A320neo has many innovations to achieve 15% fuel savings, which can be up to 20% by 2020, says Airbus, which states that “this corresponds to a reduction of emissions of CO 2 5 000 tonnes per year per device” .
Airbus, Boeing … that will deliver the most
After a record year in 2014 on deliveries – 629 units – Airbus has the goal of exceeding the threshold, and and its US rival Boeing, which accounted for 723 units sold in 2014.
If Boeing is the champion of deliveries, Airbus himself is the undisputed leader in order intake. In 2014, it recorded net 1 456 against 1 432 for its competitor. The year 2015 seemed a bad start for the European aircraft manufacturer, with a disappointing first quarter: Boeing 184 had already delivered aircraft, against 130 for Airbus, and recorded orders over 110, against 101 for Airbus
The fierce competition that the two aircraft manufacturers will deliver the shipments to be champion is far from being only symbolic. It has important financial consequences for the two rivals. Indeed, it’s the delivery that aircraft manufacturers are pocketing money orders. In the entourage of Airbus, it is reported that this differential is linked, in part, “the largest production capacity of Boeing, which can adapt to the rise or fall .”
In short, the US may hire and fire more easily based on its order book. Flexibility prohibited Airbus “given the labor laws in France and in Europe” .
A third actor in twenty years?
In the long term, the two manufacturers join to estimate that the global aircraft fleet will double by 2034. And Airbus placed on the development of single-aisle aircraft, a sector in which it holds 70% market share, thanks to the A320neo.
Asia should be at the heart of this market in the coming years, as evidenced by the contract with IndiGo. John Leahy, Airbus commercial director 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 other consequence of the development of the Asian continent will be the emergence of powerful Chinese industrial groups capable of competing Airbus-Boeing torque.
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