AIRBUS major order in terms of visibility at Paris was by the just launched Kingfisher Airways, for five A330s, five A350s and five A380s.
Normally the airline community would view such a commitment by what is essentially a ”start-up” with some kind of cynicism but with Kingfisher, part of the massive UB drinks group of Bangalore, clearly they are very serious.
Other orders include ABC Aerolineas of Mexico for ten A320s, Air Cairo for six A318s, Air Cara”bes for two A330s, Kuwait-based leasing company ALAFCO for 12 A350s, GECAS for ten A350s, German Wings for 18 A319s, IndiGo (another Indian start-up) for 100 A320 family aircraft, Jet Airways for ten A330s, Kingfisher Airlines for five A330s, five A350s and five A380s, Qatar Airways for 60 A350s, TAM of Brazil for 20 A320 family aircraft and eight A350s, Tiger Airways for eight A320s and an unannounced VIP customer for one A340-600, plus another 40 A320 whom Airbus refuse to identify.
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