- Reuters
Airbus deliveries fall 16% in May
Airbus delivered 53 aircraft in May, down 16% from the same month last year and bringing the number of airplanes handed over to customers since Jan. 1 to 256, the planemaker said on Thursday. It is targeting 800 deliveries for the year. Reuters reported on Monday that Airbus, which has headquarters in France, had delivered around 50 aircraft in May. Industry sources said it had been targeting closer to 60 deliveries for the month.
- Reuters
Saudia turns to Airbus, Boeing wide-body jets amid single-aisle shortage
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Saudia Group is in talks with Airbus and Boeing over ordering wide-body jets to increase its capacity as planemakers face constraints in production slots of narrow-body aircraft, a spokesperson for the group told Reuters. The state-owned group, which owns Saudia Airlines and budget carrier Flyadeal, last month ordered 105 narrow-body Airbus planes but had a requirement for 180, said Saudia Group General Manager, Communications and Media Affairs, Abdullah Alshahrani. Airbus in January said it is sold out until the end of the decade for single-aisle jets.
- Motley Fool
Boeing vs. Airbus: Who Wins This Space Dinosaur Race?
Stakes are high as Boeing and the Airbus subsidiary Arianespace compete for bragging rights -- but SpaceX looms in the background.
