US EditionAirbus Touts Plane Orders, Boeing Focused on Air India Crash Probe at Air Show
- The Paris Air Show opened on June 16 at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, where Saudi lessor AviLease placed a $3.5 billion Airbus order.
- This major order followed efforts by Saudi Arabia to establish itself as a regional aviation hub and coincided with tensions between France and Israel.
- France shut down four Israeli company stands that refused to remove offensive weapons, triggering diplomatic condemnation from Israel's Ministry of Defense.
- AviLease has placed its initial direct order with Airbus, acquiring 30 A320neo single-aisle aircraft along with 10 A350 freighter planes, with options that could expand the total fleet to 77 jets.
- The order demonstrates Saudi Arabia's rapid aviation growth, while the French-Israeli dispute suggests potential impacts on industry relations at the show.
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Khaleej TimesAirbus bags $3.5 billion Saudi order as Franco-Israeli dispute rocks Paris air show
Airbus bagged a $3.5 billion plane order from Saudi Arabia's AviLease on the opening day of the Paris Airshow on Monday, as a diplomatic dispute erupted over France's decision to shut down four Israeli stands for displaying deadly weapons. Delegates expect this year's iteration of the world's biggest aviation trade show to see less business than usual, partly due to last week's deadly crash
Airbus is launching billions of orders from Saudi Arabia and Poland to the Paris Aviation Fair. At the beginning of the event, an eclectic event also took place.
Airbus has received orders worth eight billion dollars from Saudi Arabia's sovereign funds and the Polish LOT. Riyadh Air plans to buy long-haul aircraft. Saudi Arabia is investing heavily in a new aviation hub.
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