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Airbus Makes Up Ground with 62 New Jet Orders [THREE PARTS]

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Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 19, 2006 — Malaysia’s AirAsia ordered 40 Airbus A320-family single-aisle passenger jets, with an option for 30 more, while ILFC, a unit of American International Group Inc., ordered six of the jets.

Aegean Airlines picked up three more A320s to replace aging aircraft in its fleet.

In another, nonbinding agreement, Spanish carrier Grupo Marsans agreed to buy 12 Airbus A330-200 airplanes, with an option for a further 10 planes.

Airbus also said that its corporate jetliner arm has won a new order from an undisclosed European customer, taking firm orders of the company’s executive and private aircraft in 2006 to a record 14. Airbus did not disclose which of its corporate jets was ordered or its list price.

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July 19, 2006

Wizz Air Orders 20 Additional A320s

Farnborough, United Kingdom, 20 July, 2006 — Wizz Air of Hungary signed a firm contract with Airbus for 20 additional A320s. This rapidly expanding Central and Eastern European low-fare, low-cost airline is herewith increasing its all-Airbus fleet, following its initial order of 12 A320 aircraft a year ago.

All the aircraft will be powered by International Aero Engines V2500 and be configured in a comfortable single-class layout, seating up to 180 passengers.

The new order facilitates the airline’s robust growth plan in Central and Eastern Europe to meet the ever increasing demand for air travel in the region in the next years. Wizz Air is Central & Eastern Europe’s largest low-fare, low-cost airline. Wizz Air flies a young fleet of 180-seat Airbus A320 aircraft. The airline operates flights from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovenia and Romania to 40 destinations on 70 routes this summer. Wizz Air has carried 4 million passengers since its start of operations in 2004.

20 July, 2006

Airbus Nets Nine New Orders at Air Show

Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 20, 2006 — European aircraft maker Airbus said Thursday that U.S. leasing company CIT Group Inc. has ordered nine jets.

Under the deal announced on the fourth day of the Farnborough International Airshow, Airbus said CIT is buying five A330-200 and four A320 planes.

The planemaker did not disclose details of the contract. The A330-200 carries a catalog price of $160 million; the A320 has a price of around $65 million.

The deal took Airbus’ total orders or commitments at the airshow, one of the biggest events on the aviation calendar, to 94 planes, worth around $7.4 billion.
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