Airbus launches long-range version of A321neo jet at Paris Airshow amid safety concerns and trade wars
An Airbus A321neo jet at the inauguration of the 53rd International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport on June 17, 2019.
"We can fly from north-eastern Asia into south Asia, from the Middle East to Bali or from Japan deep into Australia, and so on," said Airbus chief salesman Christian Scherer. "This is the most trying of times," Boeing commercial airplanes boss Kevin McAllister told a press briefing. Even the launch of a new longer-range version of the successful A320neo jet family from Airbus is unlikely to dispel the industry's uncertainty, analysts said.
"The only solution that the industry has is the newest most fuel-efficient aircraft," said John Plueger, CEO of Air Lease Corp."We're talking to so many airlines who still want more aircraft, and there's really been no lessening of those discussions," he said.
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