At the Paris air show, the European aircraft maker Airbus and its US rival Boeing with messages about new orders beat. However, the competition from Russia, China, and South America is present.
Boeing announced on Monday in Le Bourget, the expansion of its fleet with a new machine with the type designation 737 MAX 10. For this extended Version of its medium-haul aircraft Boeing claims to already have orders in the billions. Airbus countered and announced an order of more than a hundred machines of the A320neo family. For the publication of the contract notice to the extent of more than ten billion dollars (nearly nine billion euros), the European aircraft Builder a special Moment – just before the arrival of the French heads of state, Emmanuel Macron at the booth of the company. The 39-year-old President had opened the world’s largest air show on Monday, after he arrived aboard a military Transporter of the type Airbus A400M on the grounds of the fair.
Place deer dominate the scene
So far, the two Industry to determine heavyweights Boeing and Airbus most of the market, but from Russia and China competition. With its new engine, Boeing will consist first of all in the tough competitive battle with Airbus: The MAX 10 is a response to the A321neo, the European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus has secured a market share of almost 60 percent. As the first European operator TUI announced the pre-order of 18 aircraft of the new Boeing.
Airbus shows in Le Bourget, a new Version of the model A380 with Winglets at the end of the wings
But also by Airbus, there was the start of the trade Fair a success message: The EU Commission has approved the promotion of a helicopter project by the governments in Berlin and Paris. The German-French joint project for the development of a new transport helicopter includes aid in a total amount of 377 million euros. The twin-engine helicopter should have a larger radius of action than its predecessors and consume less fuel. Used to be in humanitarian operations, Search and Rescue operations and in the supply of platforms on the high seas.
On Sunday, Airbus had surprised with a possible new edition of the world’s largest passenger aircraft A380. Since Monday, the trade fair can examine the visitors, as the A380plus with huge bent wing should look like. The manufacturer has equipped a conventional A380 mock-UPS of these so-called Winglets, with 4.70 meters, around three times as high as the previous design of the wing.
The first A380plus could go in the year 2020, in the line of duty, said A380 marketing chief Frank Vermeire. Airbus wants to beef up the plane but only if there are orders for it. The improved aerodynamics will make the A380’s four percent more economical in fuel consumption. Changes in the interior to create space for an additional 80 passengers. Overall, the operating costs per seat in order to 13 per cent. Airbus has been fighting for years to new orders for the A380, and drove back last of the production by more than half to a mere twelve machines per year.
Novelty of Antonov
Until Sunday, 2370 exhibitors from the aerospace and defense industry present in Le Bourget. As of Friday, the fair is also open to the General public. There are more than 350,000 visitors are expected, including about 150,000 trade visitors. Among the innovations are in addition to the 737 MAX 10 of Boeing, the Dreamliner, the US aircraft manufacturer in the Version of the 787-10, as well as the long-range model, the A350-1000 from Airbus and 132 D of the Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov.
Even if the order volume for passenger aircraft will not be expected to be as high as last year, the industry is looking optimistically into the future. Airbus anticipates a doubling of the passenger plane market in the next twenty years, Boeing calculated the witnesses for this period, with a requirement of 41.0000 flight.
tko/ww (afp, dpa)