Airbus SE said it signed orders for 60 A320 narrowbody aircraft and 10 A350 widebodies from undisclosed customers, flexing its sales muscle ahead of the Paris Air Show that’s resuming on the company’s home turf after a four-year hiatus.
The sales, which include accords with leasing companies, will be added to the June tally, Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer said at a press briefing in Paris, where he was flanked by Airbus Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury and other senior managers.
Airlines and leasing companies are rushing to place orders as travel rebounds and delivery times grow longer. The race to increase output has been hampered by supply-chain bottlenecks, which Faury said he expects to continue for a long time.