(News Bulletin 247) – Airbus unveiled its ambitions in the Pacific zone on Monday, where the aircraft manufacturer plans to deliver 920 new aircraft over the next 20 years.
In a presentation ahead of the Avalon Melbourne airshow, Stephen Forshaw, the group’s local boss, said he expects average growth in passenger traffic in the region of at least 3.2% per year.
Airbus says it sees the region as a ‘key’ market with 170 of its aircraft currently operating in Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands.
At present, its order book in the region totals 166 aircraft, which represents 75% of the total pending orders in the region.
In detail, Airbus forecasts expect the delivery of 750 single-aisle aircraft, such as the A220 or the A320, and some 170 larger aircraft, such as the A330neo or the A350.
These devices are intended, in 45% of cases, to replace aging models, and for the remaining 55% to fleet growth projects, he adds.
On the Paris Stock Exchange, the Airbus share rose by 1.3% on Monday morning in the first exchanges, an increase generally in line with that of the CAC 40 index.
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