Tom Enders at the Aviation Club

Airbus CEO Tom Enders, speaking to the London Aviation Club last week, confirmed that the EADS subsidiary would confirm future plans for its A320 series aircraft by the end of the year. 

Both Airbus and Boeing face the dilemma of either offering an entirely new narrow bodied aircraft by the end of the decade, or re-engineering the existing airframe.  Whilst upgrading the power units would cost a fraction of an all-out new plane, both companies are hesitant, with new aircraft introductions consuming an enormous amount of effort and resources.

Enders said that Airbus is “absolutely” on track to hand over at least 20 A380s to airline customers this year, meeting an earlier commitment. www.airbus.com

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