Airbus is looking to cash in on the deals with Asian carriers that are expanding their fleet because of surging travel demand in the region to compete with Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner
AirAsia is simultaneously close to agreeing to order an additional 34 A330neo widebodies, which would bring its total backlog for that aircraft to 100
After a string of market losses to Boeing's competing 787 Dreamliner, the future of the deal with the airline's AirAsia X long-haul unit is which is a key source of profits at the European group
Retaliatory tariffs by other countries could also affect air traffic
Airbus Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders said in April that the Boeing sales team is the most "aggressive" in 20 years
Tamil Nadu is among the eight states being considered because the state has access to a supplier base, owing to the region's automotive industry
United confirmed that it's considering jets in the E2 family along with the C Series, Airbus A319neo and Boeing 737 Max 7.
The company in its latest India market forecast estimated that the country would need 1,750 new aircrafts over the next 20 years
Airbus in its release said Neewee's solution, called procuSense, will enhance certainty to manufacturing supply chain
Some 3,600 jobs are likely to be affected, with plants in Bremen and Augsburg, Germany, Seville in Spain and Filton, the United Kingdom, worst hit
Replacing the engines is the "best possible precautionary measure" to avoid further mishaps, IndiGo spokesman Ajay Jasra said
IndiGo said on Saturday that it had withdrawn three affected planes from service and canceled some flights after new issue on the troubled engine program emerged
Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Development and Reform Commission on industrial cooperation in Tianjin, north China's port city
Airbus currently plans to lower output to eight a year
In November, Boeing agreed to sell 300 planes worth $37 billion at list prices to China during a state visit by Donald Trump
Dubai Airshow delegates said Emirates and Airbus must now resolve problems of visibility if a deal is to be done
IndiGo and Indigo Partners are separate firms with separate management
Airbus had embarked on a fresh search for a sales chief and that Leahy's deputy, Kiran Rao, had confirmed he would not be running for the post
But his replacement is unlikely to enjoy the same latitude as Leahy in negotiations or influence over industrial moves
The new facility is crucial to Airbus's strategy for increasing US sales of the Canadian plane while avoiding stiff trade penalties